 | John Henry Newman - 1840 - 426 pages
...in all things, who beginning by little and little, yet in the distance shadow forth great things ? " Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch...not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ; for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left. . . . Fear not ; for thou shalt not... | |
 | 1840 - 456 pages
...by the conscious possession of a lively faith in Christ. To Zion he says with the prophet of old, " Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch...not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes." We can no longer discover any trace of that exclusive spirit which once incurred the Lord's mild disapproval... | |
 | 1841 - 316 pages
...glorious enlargement, the prophet thus apostrophizes the church, Is. 54. 1—3, 'Sing, 0 barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and...the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations ; spare not,... | |
 | Abraham O. Baldwin - 1841 - 414 pages
...filled with the glory of the LORD. D. ABEEL. Happy Influence of Foreign Missions on the Church. Isa. 54: 2. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch...not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes. E. PAYSON. Messiah's Victory Predicted and Desired. Ps. 45: 3-5. C. LEE. The Condemnation of the Heathen.... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 764 pages
...may evermore live unto Thee ! The multitude of Christian converts is foretold. 1 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and...thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ; 3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left ; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and... | |
 | 1842 - 728 pages
...Carey preached his celebrated sermon at the Association held at Nottingham, from Isa. liv. 2, 3, " Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch...not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes, for thou shall break forth on the right hand and on the left ; and thy seed shall inherit the gentiles... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication - 1843 - 194 pages
...possessing individual unity. He personifies it, as in the former instances : " Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear : break forth into singing, and...the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations; spare not;... | |
 | 1866 - 580 pages
...inexplicable apart from this enactment of the law. Take, for instance, Isaiah liv. 1, " Sing, 0 barren, thou that didst not bear ; break forth into singing and...the children of the married wife, saith the Lord." Hero the childless widow is taken as a true type of the Church, and as Ruth might have been congratulated... | |
 | John Cunningham - 1843 - 408 pages
...of his grace, it is intended for dissemination through the voluntary agency of those who love it. " Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch...not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes : for thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left ; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles,... | |
 | Jean Calvin - 1847 - 562 pages
...describes more at length what is here promised, in a few words, (chap. liv. 1,) " Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and...the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations : spare... | |
| |
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. 
