 Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. " But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, he will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God,...  Sermons on Various Subjects, Evangelical, Devotional and Practical: Adapted ... - الصفحة 98بواسطة Joseph Lathrop - 1809عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | Joseph Hall - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...remedy? have I not oft done thus in vain? have we not better streams at home, than any Israel can afford? "are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?" Folly and pride strive for place in a natural heart, and it is hard to say whether... | |
 | 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 712
...feed on ashes; and, not knowing our moral diseases, they say, with their cousin Naanian, the Syrian, Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Jordan? Oh! pity them, my dear friends, and pray for them, for we ourselves were sometimes... | |
 | John Pridham - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 376
...or undervalue those " wells of salvation" which he hath opened unto us ; and to say with disdain, " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? may I not wash in them, and be clean m ?" Let the preaching of the word, and all the means of grace, be regarded as Divine appointments,... | |
 | Bernard Barton - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 280
...Feeling and thought came forth to bless, And hear with awe the voice of God. NAAMAN'S PRIDE AND FOLLY. " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ? May I not wash in them and be clean ?"— 2 Kings, v. 12. THUS arrogant, and thus absurd Was he who then the prophet heard : We blame his... | |
 | Robert Pedder Buddicom - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 488
...salvation they would choose, with that which the unfathomable love of God has provided in his Son. Are not Abana and Pharpar rivers of Damascus, better...waters of Israel ; may I not wash in them and be clean ? ' Folly and pride strive for place in a natural heart, and it is hard to say, whether is most predominant... | |
 | Edward Patteson - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 389
...word or a touch might effect it. " He will surely come out to me" (said he) " and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper." And certainly, (as he might possibly have heard) miracles as great had been performed by Elisha, and... | |
 | 1874 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...thought that the prophet would surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord and his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper." Yes, Naaman, you, in self-pride and calculation, thought, but God and His in spired prophet act not... | |
 | N W. Oliver - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 338
...act as merely believing, and to say in the proud spirit of Naaman, when desired to bathe in Jordan, ' Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel.' I remember hearing my father say, that he thought un~ 1 belief was so deeply rooted... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 518
...of temptations, they can hardly be brought unto a compliance therewithal. They are ready to say, ' Are not Abana and Pharpar rivers of Damascus better than all the waters of Israel?' Is it not better to betake ourselves and to trust unto our own promises, resolutions,... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 366
...urgency of temptations, they can hardly be brought to a compliance therewithal. They are ready to say, " Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?" Is it not better to betake ourselves, and to trust to our own promises, resolutions,... | |
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