 For God speaketh once, yea twice, Yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed ; Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction, That he may withdraw man...  The Pilgrim's Progress, from this World, to that which is to Come; Delivered ... - Page 294by John Bunyan, Robert Hawker - 1822 - 563 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1745 - 516 pages
...vanities; yet God is also in sleep, and has conveyed to the human mind notices of the last importance in a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbering upon the bed ; so great is that power he has over us, both when we wake and when we sleep. A pregnant instance we... | |
 | James Everett - 1842 - 592 pages
...escaped,— " Bless God, friend Batty, we are in the narrow way yet!" Can any one doubt, that " God, in a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumbering upon the bed;"—can any one doubt, that God " then openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction?... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 pages
...for the affliction laid on Job. 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed ; 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealetk their instruction, 17 That... | |
 | James Pycroft - 1843 - 256 pages
...Job xxxiii. 14 — 16, if not an exact translation, are nearly equivalent : For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream,...of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed ; Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction. This style... | |
 | 1843 - 414 pages
...Scripture. The sublime vision in Job, the dreams of Joseph, Pharoah, &c., " for God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not, in a dream,...of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed : then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction." That must... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1844 - 44 pages
...the discipline of God with his creatures for the salvation of their souls. " For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream,...of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed, then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction ; that he... | |
 | William Moore - 2003 - 129 pages
...open, Ms mind was not open and could not perceive the cause of his troubles, "For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream,...of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slurnberings upon the bed; then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that he... | |
 | Olaudah Equiano - 2003 - 436 pages
...go amongst the islands, but I refused.403 Facing page: Bahama Banks, 1767. "Thus God speaketh once, yea twice, yet Man perceiveth it not. In a Dream,...of the Night, when deep sleep falleth upon Men in slumbrings upon the Bed; Then he openeth the Ears of Men, & sealeth their instruction." (Job, chapter... | |
 | John Lacy - 2003 - 596 pages
...proceedings, may be learnt, if we please, from the assertion in Job (xxxiii. 14-17), that "God speaketh once, yea twice (yet man perceiveth it not), in a dream,...of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, that he may... | |
 | The Diagram Group - 2009 - 274 pages
...monotheistic, however, they believed that dreams were the voice of one god alone. "For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream,...vision of the night when deep sleep falleth upon men slumbering upon their bed, then He openeth their ears and sealeth in their instructions" (Job 33:14-16).... | |
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