 | Heman Humphrey - American essays - 1834 - 434 pages
...answer than that of Nehemiah to Sanballat, — ' 1 am doing a gAJat work, so that I cannot come down ; why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you ? ' Surely one sword is enough for any man to wield, and in our holy warfare, that ought never to be... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Bible - 1834 - 276 pages
...mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you ? 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. 5... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - 1835 - 764 pages
...intrusion or solicitation should draw us from the work of the Lord; but we should say, as Nehemiah did, " Why should the work cease whilst I leave it, and come down to you?" In Matthew, it is said, they desired to speak with him. Thus, when we are engaged in the most important... | |
 | Charles Grandison Finney - Evangelistic work - 1835 - 452 pages
...LECTURE XV. HINDERANCES TO REVIVALS. TEXT.—" I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you."— NEHEMIAH vi. 3. THIS servant of God had come down from Babylon to rebuild the temple and re-establish... | |
 | 1836 - 1290 pages
...'And I sent messenger» 3 unto Ihom, saying, I am doing a créât work, so that I cannot come down: chosen lo minister unto lo you ? Yet they sent unió me four times after this 4 sort; and 1 answered [hem after the same manner.... | |
 | Bible - 1837 - 852 pages
...mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : w7 ? 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. 5... | |
 | Joseph Hall - Brownists - 1837 - 644 pages
...the hollow favours of an enemy, and to return them with safe and just excuses : / cannot come down ; why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you ? I do not hear him say, " You intend mischief to me ; I will not come forth to you ;" though this... | |
 | George Pritchard (Baptist.) - 1837 - 472 pages
...to those who were disposed to interrupt him, ' I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down; why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you ?' Keeping this object in view, you will be habitually watchful and prayerful. You will hear that oracle... | |
 | George Pritchard - 1837 - 504 pages
...to those who were disposed to interrupt him, ' I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down ; why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you ?' Keeping this object in view, you will be habitually watchful and prayerful. You will hear that oracle... | |
 | Jews - Bible - 1840 - 212 pages
...power. Nehemiah's answer was to the purpose : " I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you ?" This Scripture narrative is given for our instruction : doubtless the perseverance of Nehemiah is... | |
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And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? 
