...fie turneth 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; it is 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...

...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...

...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...

...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....

...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...

...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....

...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...

...meaning may be illustrated by ch. xx. 24; Ps. xxxvii. 23, and particularly Jer. \. 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." This is the authorized version, which is supported by the LXX, Vulgate, and Targum;...