 | Whole duty - 1741 - 504 sidor
...to him. Jacob ferved for Rachel feven years, and after that feven years more ; and they feemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. Did but the love of God rule'in our hearts, and had we as much real affection for him as fome men have... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 412 sidor
...to him. Jacob ferved for Rachel feven years, and after. th&tjeven years more ; and they feemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. Did but the love of God rule in our hearts, and had we as real an afiection for him as fome men have... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1767 - 308 sidor
...patriarchs, he was the moft unhappy : for 'bating the fevcn years he ferved Laban for Rachael, "which feemed to him but a " few days for the love he had to her" — ftrike thofe out of the number, — all his other days were forrow; and that, not from his faults,... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1777 - 362 sidor
...noblenefs of a tender affection well pointed. " Jacob ferved fe*' ven years for Rachel; and they feemed *' to him but a few days, for the Love he *« had to her." Our Patriarch poffefled neither fortune, nor the profpect of it ; and the lady's father was one of... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 sidor
...give her to another man, abide with me. And Jacob served seven years for Rachel : and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. men of the place, and made a feast. , And it came to pass, that he brought Leah to him instead of Rachel.... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 446 sidor
...served seven years for Rachel ; and AM affection for his cousin •was so great, that they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her. У1 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give [me] my wife, fop my days are fulfilled, the seven years' service... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 524 sidor
...his posterity. GENESIS xxix. 20...." And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her." Jacob was a type of Christ, in his obtaining his wife by a servitude, and in his servitude's seeming;... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 sidor
...SET to another man: abide with me. 30 And Jacob served seven years for Raid ; and they seemed unto exalted 21 t And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, (for my days are fulfilled) ttat I may go in unto... | |
 | William Romaine - 1809 - 316 sidor
...thy soul. Thou knowest what Jacob felt, when he servedseven years for Rachael, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. A gospel spirit does the same to God — love makes long service short — and hard service easy. Nothing... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 542 sidor
...!>i-- posterity. GENESIS xxix. 20...." And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unio him but a few days, for the love he had to her." Jacob was a type of Christ, in his obtaining his wife by a servitude, and in his servitude's seeming... | |
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And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 
