..." Oh thou fairest among women ! oh virtuous -woman ! the hand of the lord hath done this. The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord !" The Ethiopia inscription is thus translated : Come, lament o'er this monument, with a beloved husband,...

...holy acquiescence, you are enabled to say, under the severest disappointments and losses ; The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away ; and blessed be the name of the Lord : Not my will, but thine be done. Patience is another Christian virtue, for the exercise of which exemption...

...refuse to restore what has been entrusted to our keeping? See. The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord ! " — " Blessed be the name of the Lord ! " replied the Rabbi. " Truly may we say, He that findeth a good wife, hath a treasure equal to precious...

...me. that we must not be reluctant to restore that which was intrusted to our keeping ? See, the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; and blessed be...!" " Blessed be the name of the Lord !" echoed the holy man ; " and blessed be his glorious name for ever." • RELIGIOUS AND MISSIONARV INTEtLrCENCE....

...not teach me that we must not be reluctant to restore that which was in our keeping? See, "the Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away ; and blessed be the name of the Lord. " ' SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF PROVIDENCE. GLEANER. IT was the complaint of Alphonsus, that God might...

...Almighty. Come and enable us to say, "It is the Lord, let Him do what seemeth to him good ; the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord." Come and tell us that they are disposed of infinitely to their advantage ; that the separation is temporary...

...event in its full and important bearings ; and we say, I hope from the heart, " The Lord hath given, and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord." Another of the causes which have induced me to offer this " Tribute of Affection to the memory of a...

...that which was only given to us in trust ? See, the Lord has given : — the Lord has taken away : — blessed be the name of the Lord!' ' Blessed be the name of the Lord!' exclaimed the Rabbi. ' Well has it been observed,' he continued, ' that he who has found a virtuous...

...his own great name? Was not Job certain of his sincerity, when with such calmness he said, " The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; and blessed be the name of the Lord?'' Yea, did not he constantly assert his sincerity, through all his trials ? " O how love 1 thy law !*...

...messengers, and have not Job's faith and patience, we shall not be able heartily to say, " The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord ;" Job i. 21. 2. My second end in the mentioning these benefits is, that if yet all that is said before...