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" 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 peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. "
Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... - Page 358
1823
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The works of ... Joseph Hall, with some account of his life and ..., Volume 1

Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 592 pages
...too light, to 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...
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Contemplations upon the principal passages of the Old and New ..., Volume 1

Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 614 pages
...too light, to 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...
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Select Sermons on Doctrinal and Practical Subjects

Samuel Stillman - 1808 - 426 pages
...Elijah uses the same mode of expression to the false prophets, ( 1 Kings, xviii. 27.) " Cry aloud 5 for he is a god : either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." The words, taken in this sense, lead...
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The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, D.D ...

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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An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the ..., Volume 1

Lindley Murray - 1808 - 526 pages
...prophet {Llijah, when he challenged the priests of Bdal to prove the truth of their deity, " Mocked them, and said : Cry aloud, for he is a god : either he u falking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or perfidyenture he sleepeth,and niust be waked.''...
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The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Together with the ...

1809 - 1150 pages
...answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked n the men of Israel said unto Gkleon, Rule thou over us, both thnu, in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves...
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Four Discourses on Subjects Relating to the Amusement of the Stage: Preached ...

James Plumptre - 1809 - 318 pages
...the priests of Baal, mocked them with the most pointed irony, or ridicule, and said of their god, " Cry aloud, for he is a god, either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey; or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked." (1 Kings xviii. 27.) A similar passage...
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English Grammar: Adapted to the Different Classes of Learners, with an ...

Lindley Murray - 1810 - 322 pages
...prophet Elijah, when he challenged the priests nf Baal to prove the truth of their deity, ' Mocked them, and said : ' Cry aloud, for he is a god : either...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be waked.' Exclamations and Irony are sometimes united : as in Cicero's...
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Sacred History, Selected from the Scriptures: With Annotations and ..., Volume 3

Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 498 pages
...answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them* and said, Cry aloud : for he is a god, either...talking, or he is pursuing, or he is on a journey, or peradventure he sJeepeth, and must be awaked. And. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their...
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A View of the Doctrines and Duties of the Christian Religion,: In Fortynine ...

Joseph Lathrop - 1810 - 600 pages
...thing more ludicrous and satyrical than Elijah's advice to the besotted priests of Baal ? He 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 peradventure he sleepeth and must be awaked." The style of the ancient prophets is...
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