...rivers of water, he turncth it whithersoever he will, Prov. xxi. 1. and elsewhere the prophet says, 0 Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself;...not in man that walketh to direct his steps, Jer. x. 23. that is, he cannot manage himself in the conduct of life, either as an intelligent creature,...

...brethren in a mysterious way. We have often been led to make the reflection of the prophet; "O Ixird I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." Whether we have acted in the most judicious manner is not for us to say. It rests...

...mysterious way. We have often been led to make the reflection of the prophet; "O Lord I know that the »ay of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." \\ hether we have acted in the most judicinuc manner is not for us to say. It...

...religious and civil. Sometimes crossing our inclinations to bring about his own purposes. ' O Lord, 1 know that ' the way of man is not in himself, it is...not in man that walketh ' to direct his steps,' Jer. x. 23. ' And she came and gleaned :' — a mean but honest employment. — Mean, not suited to her...

...this evil principle in the heart of man was created by God. On that passage of Jeremiah, (x. 23.) " O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in " himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct " his steps :" Jarchi says, ' The evil principle ' which God has created in him, causes htm...

...very needful to our guidance aud direction. We are full as defective in wisdom as in strength ; " The •way of man is not in himself; it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps," Jer. x. 23. We are often at as a great loss how to conduct ourselves under difficult circumstances, as wu...

...of mankind, we must also observe this end in the government of it. The Prophet Jeremiah exclaims, " I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps." (/) And Solomon: " Man's goings are of the Lord: how can a man then understand...

...kept from evil, even from presumptuous sins — (Psalm xix. 13.)— The declaration of the prophet, that ' the way of man is not in himself: it is not in him that walketh to direct his steps.' — (Jer. x. 23.) — The case of Hezekiah, whom the Lord /(.//,...

...Jesus Christ ! l " Beloved in Christ Jesus, " In all our various stages through life, we are reminded, that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.2 The force of this assertion I feel in a peculiar manner, under existing circumstances....

...alarm ; I shall esteem my labours amply rewarded. SERMON XVI. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD. JEREMIAH x. 2S. 0 Lord, I know, that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man, that walketh, to direct his steps. IN this passage of Scripture, the prophet, after uttering a variety of sublime...