...more sensibly felt. Jacob complained of this hardship, in the ordinary labours of the pastoral life. " In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night," Gen. xxxi. 40. What must have been the condition of John the Baptist, had his office consisted in preaching,...

...rams of thy flock have I not eaten. That which was torn of beasts, I brought not unto thee ; I bore the loss of it ; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night."? By the blessing of God upon his incessant care, the flocks of Laban had not cast their young ; so that...

...laboured hard at their work, and did at no time neglect it : / have served thee twenty years, says he, in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night, and my sleep departed from mine ej/es.ff One may judge of the men's laborious way of living by that of the young women. Rebecca came...

...the loss of it .- of my luind didst thou require it, whether stolen Tiy day or stolen by night. 40. Thus I was : in the day the drought consumed me^ and the frost by night ; andmy sleep departed from mine eyes. 41. THUS HAVE I BEKN TWENTY YEARS IN THY HOUSE: / sorted the...

...complains, that he was for many years exposed to similar hardships in the plains of Mesopotamia ; " In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night."" Nothing assuredly was remoter from the design of Volney, a proud and insolent enemy of revelation,...

...the loss of it; of bmy hand didst thou re- ^E quire it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was ; in the day the drought consumed me, and...frost by night ; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters,...

...and night to night. Jacob I believe gave a pretty correct account of the business, when he said, " thus I was in the day, the drought consumed me, and...frost by night, and my sleep departed from mine eyes." The medicinal waters which Bagnieres furnishes, belong to the wonders of nature. There are nine or...

...God f* require it, whether stolen by day, I witness betwixt me and thee. or stolen by night 40 Thus 1 n thousan `. 41 Thus have I been twenty 51 And Laban sakl to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold (/»• pillar,...

...and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39 That which was torn of touts 1 brought not unto thee ; . 40 Thus I was ' consumed me, my sleep departed from mine eyes. 41 Tims have 1 been twenty years in...

...to mind Jacob's spirited remonstrance with his father-in-law, Laban, when in a similar situation. " In the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night."* " They were all huddled round the fire, when a soldier gave the alarm of robbers. They were up in arms...