...convinced in my judgment, that by taking thought I can neither add to nor diminish from; because " the counsel of the LORD shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure" concerning him ; yet I cannot so easily, as I have often talked of, leave such matters to the LORD....

...and portion. Difficulties they may, they must expect; but the word of God shall not be frustrated: " the counsel of the Lord shall stand; and he will do all his pleasure." Let them only rest on the oath of God, and they shall experience its accomplishment to all eternity.]...

...and portion. Difficulties they may, they must expect; but the word of God shall not be frustrated: " the counsel of the Lord shall stand; and he will do all his pleasure." Let them only rest on the oath of God, and they shall experience its accomplishment to all eternity.]...

...the good of the system is sate ; all is in good hands, and under the conduct of infinite wisdom. For the counsel of the Lord shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure. (Isai. xlvi. 10.) Wherefore, set yonr hearts at rest. For let the state of the world and of the church...

...could not possibly frustrate JEHOVAH'S purpose, or render his original designs abortive. The council of the Lord shall stand, and, he will do all his pleasure.— Though the entrance of. moral evil among mankind was an awful event ; though Adam, and every individual...

...time studying in the Missionary Seminary at Gosport, with a view to his proceeding to the East Indies; "but the counsel of the Lord shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure." India was not to be the scene of his future labours. This petition was the means of changing his destination,...

...Zedekiah was warned and reproved, yet through the counsels of his princes his heart was hardened, for the counsel of the Lord shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure. The cause of the destruction of Jerusalem, and the affliction of Zedekiah, was their rebellion against...

...the tongue of the learned and Divine energy. But even then, his word never comes short of his design. The counsel of the Lord shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure. Though sinners should not be saved, the means of grace are not without effects. Some are convinced....

...or men, could not possibly frustrate Jehovah's purpose, or render his original designs abortive. ' The counsel of the Lord shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure.' And though the entrance of moral As JEHOVAH is the former of universal nature, the supporter and governor...

...because it dazzles us with its beams — or to dry up the ocean, because it obstructs our progress. " The counsel of the Lord shall stand, and he will do all his pleasure." If we fight against God, all our efforts shall not only be unavailing, — they shall also, as was...