 | American Home Missionary Society - Congregational churches - 1827 - 400 pages
...measures of this Society, to Him who sitttth as King among the nations. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain. ABSALOM PETERS, Cor. Sec. PETER HA WES, Treasurer. STEPHEN LOCKWOOO, Recording... | |
 | Erastus Worthington - Dedham (Mass.) - 1827 - 606 pages
...reasoning of Paul, or the eloquence of Appollos, accomplish! "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." It becomes then a deeply interesting question, — what must a church... | |
 | Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) - Quakers - 1870 - 580 pages
...could do, and urged to ask help from the highest source. " Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it ; except the Lord keep the city, the watch man waketh but in vain." We are constrained to acknowledge that during the sittings of this,... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Congregational churches - 1828 - 520 pages
...given. Without this blessing, all human efforts will be to no purpose. Except the Lord build the house,' they labour in vain that build it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain. It will be in vain to rise up early, and sit up late, and eat the bread of... | |
 | George Charles Smith - Sailors - 1828 - 152 pages
...our speculations, and all our buildings, and work in the world. " Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." Without his divine blessings, and his all-gracious protection, the word... | |
 | Catechisms - 1828 - 160 pages
...man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. Ps. xxxvii. 16. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. Ps. cxxvii. 1,2. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not... | |
 | William Jay - Meditations - 1829 - 538 pages
...When we have done all that we can do — to what does it amount ? " Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the Lord...keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain :" and unless he gives his beloved sleep, " in vain we rise early and sit up late, and eat the bread of sorrows."... | |
 | 1829 - 760 pages
...of the Lord it maketh rich ; and he addeth no sorrow with it.' -' Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it ; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for me to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of... | |
 | John Everitt Good - Sermon on the mount - 1829 - 692 pages
...impressed with the necessity of divine influence in order to success. " Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."* Only as He bestows his blessing will the death of Christ become effectual... | |
 | William Jay - Meditations - 1829 - 592 pages
...blessing of the Lord it maketh rich ; and he addeth no sorrow with it." Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it ; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for me to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of... | |
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EXCEPT the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 
