 | William Smith Porter - 1663 - 196 pages
...benignity of real love. Those animated expressions of Job might, with great propriety, be applied to him, ' I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame ; I was a father to the poor; and caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.' "His whole deportment... | |
 | Richard Lucas - 1699 - 364 pages
...for joy. I put on Rigbteoufnefi) and it cloathed me ; My judgment was as a Rol>e, and a Diadem : / was Eyes to the Blind, and Feet was I to the Lame ; / was a Father to the poor, and the caufe which / knew not, I fearch'd out, and I lrake the Jaws... | |
 | Francis Atterbury - 1708 - 582 pages
...Eleffing of him that WAS ready to perijb came upon me, and, I caufed the Widows Heart to fing for Joj. I was Eyes to the Blind , and Feet was I to the Lame ; 1 was a Father to the Poor^ and the Caufe , which I knew not) I fearched oat : and I brake the ^arvs... | |
 | 1726 - 350 pages
...The blejjtng of him that was ready to perijh cumt upon me, and I caufed the Widow's heart to fag fa" joy. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame ; I was a father t» the poor, and the caufe which I knew not I fearched out. Did I not weep fir him... | |
 | Longinus, William Smith - 1743 - 256 pages
...heart to fingforjoy. I put on righteoufnefs, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet, was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor. There is another beautiful ufe of this Figure in the latter part of the... | |
 | Samuel Clarke - 1744 - 416 pages
...ch. xxix. 14, / put on righteoufnefs, and it cloathed me ; my judgment was as a Robe and a Diadem. I was eyes to the Blind, and feet -was I to the Lame. I was a Father to the Poor • and the Caufe which I knew not, I fearchcd cut. Laftly, Princes, or... | |
 | Longinus, William Smith - 1752 - 242 pages
...the eye faw me, it gave witnefs to me.— — • *t The bleffing of him that was ready to perifh, came upon " me, and I caufed the widow's heart to fing for joy. I " put on righteoufnefs, and it clothed me: my judgment " was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to... | |
 | John Griffith - 1765 - 124 pages
...the time of his profperity, Jobxxix. 13, 14, 15, 16. " The blef" fing of him that was ready to perifh came upon " me ; and I caufed the widow's heart to fing for " joy. I put on righteoufneis, and it clothed me: " my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I " was eyes to... | |
 | Samuel Stennett - 1769 - 454 pages
...jlng for joy. I put on right eoufnefs, and it cloathed me ; my judgment "was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame ; I was a father to the poor, and the caufe that I knew not I fearched out ; and I brake the jaws of... | |
 | John Leland - 1769 - 470 pages
...Blejflng of him that was ready to perijb came upon me, and I caujed the Widow's Heart tofengfor Joy.-<-I was Eyes to the Blind, and Feet was I to the Lame. I ivas a Father to the Poor. Job. xxix. i2, 13* 15, i6. And, as Charity fuiteth itfelf to their various... | |
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I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment... 
