...'' an effort and refinement," puts a construction upon it, which renders it absurd. Prov. xxi. 1. " The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he wiil." Here it is asserted, that the king's heart is in the hand, not of...

...a model for our petitions, buta powerful encouragement to prayer ; for, as we are elsewhere told, " the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water, he turnetb it whithersoever he will ;" so that our prayers for our monarch thus return upon ourselves...

...of man, and whether He is not the best judge of what wjll be most for his own glory. Prov. xxi. 1. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water, He turneth it whithersoever he will. Psalm cv. 25. (of the Egyptians, he saith) He turned their hearts...

...darkness. Mercy and truth preserve the king : and his throne is upholden by mercy. r 1ST CHAP. XXI. THE king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice....

...changeth the times and the seasons : he removeth Kings, and setteth up Kings." The heart of your Sovereign is " in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water : he turneth it whithersoever he will." In confidence of this, every Christian subject, paying his homage...

...life ! and now, while she thinks it well that she may live, she receives, besides pardon, favor : ' What wilt thou, queen Esther ? and what is thy request?...in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water he turneth it whithersoever he will.' It is not good to swallow favors too greedily ; lest they either...

...disappointed, while humble suspicions go away rejoicing. It was the benefit and safety of but one part of the kingdom that Esther comes to sue for, and behold,...in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water he turneth it whithersoever he will." — From Bp. Hall. JOHN O' THE GLEN. " PEOPLE tell me," said John...

...will serve as examples. " In him we live and move and have our being. The way 58 direct his steps. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord ; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he [ will. It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do t of his...

...distress : the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. — Ps. cxviii. 5. cxxx. 1. cxlii. 1, &c. 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. The Church, in her low condition, prays earnestly...

...necessity of urging any further arguments on the subject. The Holy Spirit hath said (Prov. xvi. 1) " The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will." The following are instances in which God did actually turn the hearts...