...which the conduct of men is so generally regulated. Well, indeed, may it be said of him, that " His ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts." I speak not here of that fearfulness that is so general in the minds of men, of making known their...

...him."—No ; my friend has been a great unbeliever, yet hath the Lord, the sovereign Lord, " whose ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts," brought you out of a "fearful pit, and out of the miry clay; set your feet upon a rock, and established...

...he did eat." It is not for man to attempt to vindicate the counsels or operations of God, for " his ways are not as our ways, nor his ** thoughts as our thoughts ;" but we may be permitted to say, that, in this narrative from holy writ, every thing is as consistent...

...his truth, dispise his grace, And sure distrnction find. PBOVD. For the Lord bath declared, that his ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts, he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil, as well as the good— he is ever wailing to be gracious,...

...Misery .is the road to Happiness, ^Suffering the way to Glory, and Death the way to Life. (Truly his ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts.) It 'is evident, from scripture, and also from experience, that these are the maxims of Heaven. Nothing,...

...redemption ; they will as surely meet, in perfect concord, in that particular and awful close of it. God's ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts, in such respects as this ; and he is verily all mighty. And this is a sufficient answer, and one that...

...light." How forcibly we are reminded of the Scripture declarations, concerning the divine mercy, that " God's ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts ; but that as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are his ways higher than our ways, and his...

...stagger faith, and cause the believer to say, 'Can such a thing be?' But, O it is true, it is true: Ilia ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts ; but as the heavens are high above the earth, so are his ways above ours, and his thoughts above ours....

...at our request he again retired, if possible, to rest. Lydia said to her,— "My dear, 'the Lord's ways are not as our ways, nor His thoughts as our thoughts.' " " No !" she answered, " His thoughts are, indeed, not as our thoughts : I should have supposed that...

...days, BC 2093. Thus, by a singular and most unexpected and surprizing dispensation of Him, " whose ways are not as our ways, nor His thoughts as our thoughts," was Saul " the blasphemer" of CHRIST, and "persecutor" of his saints, made the Jirst fruits of the...