 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...saints 335 THE RIGHT OF PRIMOGENITURE. IN A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE XING. GEN., CHAP. XL IX. VEE. 3. Reuben, thou art my first born, my might, and the beginning of my strength 353 SERMONS NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. SERMON I. JOHN, CHAP. VIII. VER. 31, 32. Then said Jesus to those... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1730 - 332 pages
...and hear ye Sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Ifrael your Father. 3 REUBEN, thou art my firft-born, my Might, and the Beginning of my Strength, the Excellency of Dignity, and the Excellency of Power. 4 Unftable as Water, thou (halt not excel, becaufe thou wenteft up to thy Father's Bed : then defiledft... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...and hear ye Sons of Jacob - t and hearken unto Ifrael your Father. 3 REUBEN, thou art my firft-born, my Might, and the Beginning of my Strength, the Excellency of Dignity, and the Excellency of Power. 4 Unftable as Water, thou malt not excel, becaufe thou wenteft up to thy Father's Bed : then dcfiledft... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...together and hear, ye sons of Jacob : and hearken unto Israel your father. Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power : Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel ; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed ; then defiledst... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...hear1, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 IT Reuben, thou art my first-born, nd the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed akng to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel ; a : 4 Unstable as water, thoushalt not excel ; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed ; then defiledst... | |
 | sir William Drummond (bart.) - 1811 - 546 pages
...the last days, thus addresses himself to Reuben his eldest son: — " Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: unstable as water, thou shall not excel ; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed ; then defiledst... | |
 | John Owen - Bible - 1812 - 486 pages
...usually taken from the words and fact of Jacob with respect to Reuben his eldest son, Gen. xlix. 3, 4. " Reuben, thou art my first born, my might and the beginning...excellency of dignity and the excellency of power ; unstable as water thou shall not excel." The Targums make jointly this interpretation of the words.... | |
 | John Murray - Sermons, American - 1813 - 438 pages
...DEUTERONOMY xxxiii. 6, 7. First., FVEUBEN was the first born ; he shall live and not die. Genesis xlix. 3, " Reuben thou art my first born, my might, and the beginning...excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power." Secondly, This is the blessing of Judah. Genesis xlix. 3 — 12, " Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren... | |
 | Joseph McKean - 1814 - 366 pages
...said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befal you in the last days. 3 Reuben, thou art my first born, my might, and the...excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. 4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. 5 Simeon and Levi are brethren : instruments of cruelty... | |
 | Fore-edge painting - 1815 - 706 pages
...and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Israel your father. 3 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power : 4 Unstable sis water, thou shall not excel ; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed ; then defiledst... | |
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Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. 
