...hearts ; He makes Naaman's servants reprove and advise him ; and He causes Naaman to listen to them. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water : He turneth it whithersoever He will Naaman's servants came near and spoke to him tenderly,...

...«hje« u»rd for tiic inner man— the mjod. So rli. xvitl. I. More miscellaneous] CHAP. XXI. [proverbs. ginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, b .'.t>T : he turueth it whithersoever he trill. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes : but...

...less amazed at the loving munificence of Ahasuerus, than she was before afraid of his austerity : " The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will." It is not good to swallow favours too greedily, lest they...

...exertions to retain him, I had but little hope that an event so desirable would soon take place. But, " the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water; he turneth it withersoever he will." We were not a little pleased yesterday to see this Chief,...

...Gen. 1. 20. Fourthly, his determining and restraining second causes to such and such effects : ' even the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water he turneth it whithersoever he will ;' Prov. xxi. 1. First, His sustentation or upholding of...

...wound * cleanseth away evil : so do ci^"/,^' stripes the inward parts of the belly. PROVERBS XXI. 1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water : he turneth it whithersoever he will. K ch. «is 2 g Every way of a man is right in his own...

...and in all places, to sin or to righteonsness, Mr. T. prodnces the following text : Page 65. " Even the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: Anil he tnrneth it n-hithertoever he will. (Prov. xxi. i.) Odd sort of Ml/determination this...

...welcome as peace was to all; and so beyond the expectation of all, as that was when it took place. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. If we do not adopt this sentiment, and apply it to explain...

...actions. The first is, that " The powers that be are ordained of God," (Kom. xiii. 1); the second, " that the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water lie turneth then whithersoever he will," (Prov. xxi. 1),; this signifies, (if I mistake not)...

...all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo ! O Lord ! thou knowest it altogether."" "The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water ; he turneth it whithersoever he will."6 " Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ? and one...