..."Gavest thou goodly wings unto the peacocks ?" he laid his hand upon his mouth abashed, and said, " Once have I spoken, but I will not answer : yea twice — 'but I will proceed no further."! With much the same feelings do wo contemplate this beautiful insect as it lies fully displayed before...

...good men, entirely harmonize with their own declarations concerning themselves. Job says unto God, "Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the, ear; but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself,...

...him? he that reproveth God, Jet him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 4 Behold, 1 am vile ; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken ; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. 6 Then answered...

...was, Job adored with humble reverence the divine majesty, and acknowledged his own unworthiness : " Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee ? I will lay my hand upon my mouth ; now mine eyes see thee, I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." The...

...him: Hab. ii. 20. Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct Mm? How just was the reply ! Behold I am vile ! what shall I answer thee ? I will lay my hand upon my mouth: Job xl. 2, 4. This silent submission under trying dispensations, is variously...

...imperfixtion confessed, chap, xl 4; 5, " Behold I am vile, what shall I imswsr thee ? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. . Once have I spoken, but I will...answer : Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further ?" Did not Job feel a present and a sinful imperfection, when he said to the all-seeing God, " I have...

...imperfection confessed, chap, xl 4, 5, " Behold lam vile, wUai shail I answer tliee ? I will Lw my hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoken, but I will...answer? Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further f" Did not Job feel t\ present and a sinful imperfection* when he said to the all-seeing God, " I have...

...shall I an- £,*££ •*• swer thee? °I will lay mine hand upon '••si.* my mouth. ' pJa-8^* 5 C v 6 T JThen answered the LORD unto *<*•& '• Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 e Gird up thy loins...

...xl 4, 5, " Behold lam vile, what shall I answer thee ? I \villlay my hand upon my mouth. Once hare I spoken, but I will not answer : Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further ?" Did not Job feel a present and a sinful imperfection, when he said to the all-seeing God, " I have...

...God, that you never before relished so well, or found such sweetness in the confession of holy Job, " behold, I am vile ! What shall I answer thee ? I will lay my hand upon my mouth." — Judge yourself, therefore, by this rule, and remember, if you indeed possess...