| John Hey - 1801 - 278 pages
...lancets, till the " blood gushed out upon them;"—"at noon Elijah " mocked them and said, cry aloud : for he is a God, " either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a " journey, or pcradventure he sleepeth and must be " awaked." Here is malice mixed with delicate and refined ridicule.... | |
| 1869
...the priests of Baal, when he laughed at their tears, and played upon their earnest, " Cry aloud, for he is a God ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is travelling, or he is sleeping, and must be awaked." He adds, — and we do not think that the admonition... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...noon, Elijah mocked them, saying, Cry aloud, for he is a god, either he is talking or is pursuing, or is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their manner with knives, and lancets, till the blood... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 534 pages
...things into motion. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud : for he [is] a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] perad28 venture he sleepeth, and must be awaked.» And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their... | |
| Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...follow him, but if Baal, then follow him. Elijah mocked the priests of Baal, saying, cry aloud for he is a god, either he is talking, or he is pursuing,...journey, or peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked. Ver. 29. There was neither voice nor any to answer. 2 Kinssxix. 18. They were no gods. Ch. xviii. 35.... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...made. . . .'. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he it a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure'he sleepeth, ac'd must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their... | |
| Samuel Stillman - 1808 - 428 pages
...Elijah uses the same mode of ex* pression to the false prophets, (1 Kings, xviii. 27.) " Cry aloud ; for he is a god : either he is talking, or he is pursuing,...or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." The words, taken in this sense, lead us to reflect, I. On the vices young people too commonly fall... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 592 pages
...flout their zealous devotion. He laughs at their tears, and plays upon their carnest ; Cry aloud ; for he is a God : either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is travelling, or he is sleeping, and must be awaked. Scorns and taunts are the best answers, for serious... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 614 pages
...flout their zealous devotion. He laughs at their tears, and plays upon their earnest ; Cry aloud ; for he is a God : either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is travelling, or he is sleeping, and must be awaked. Scorns and taunts arc the best answers, for serious... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1808 - 578 pages
...their zealous devotion. He laughs at their tears, and plays upon their earnest ; Cry aloud ; for tie is a God : either he is talking, or he is. pursuing, or he is travelling, or he is sleeping, and must be awaked. Scorns and taunts arc the best answers, for serious... | |
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