...and the worms cover thee." By the sick bed of Hezekiah, he knew how to give the faithful warning, " set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live," and to " cry unto the Lord," in earnest prayer for him. When he saw selfish pride in a ruler, he could...

...the awful realities end. When Hezekiah was sick unto death, and a message from the prophet said, " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live : " then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, and pleaded hard, and wrestled...

...another Nathan, " The prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order ; for -thou shalt die, and not live " (2 Kings xx. 1). The fallen monarch was overwhelmed with grief. In fervent prayer he besought the...

...for you — approach it often. Meditate more upon the things which concern your everlasting peace. " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live," is a warning which our infirmity renders applicable at all seasons as well as this. These things attended...

...death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amos came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order ; for thou shalt die, and not live." Yet this decree of God, fixed as it must have seemed to be, was altered by the earnest supplications...

...and trembling are come upon me; and horror hath overwhelmed me, Psa. Iv. 4, 5. Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live. And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed unto the Lord. And Hezekiah wept sore. I said,...

...companions of my mind. If that solemn message were now to be sent to me, as it was to one formerly, "Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live;" — could I say, in sincerity to my God, I have walked before thee in uprightness, and with a perfect...

...warning of approaching translation ; as though the voice must have been addressed to the believer, " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die and not live :*' as though like the apostle, " he knew that he must shortly put off this tabernacle, even as the...

...quickly. LXXXIII. Suppose a man comes to me on the same errand which the prophet delivered to Hezekiah, 'Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live," ' with what welcome do I entertain him ? Do I, with that good king, turn my face to the wall and weep...

...do so, ere it he too late. With what salutary advice did the prophet accompany his warning ? MARY. " Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live." MAMA. Mary, it were well if these words were not reserved, either hy others or ourselves, for a deathbed....