...but what heroism is like love ? " Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it ; if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned." When my brother departed for Ireland we left that sweet cottage and went to...

...righteousness so free — "from faith to faith!" The meaning of this is, that it is received by faith alone. If a man would give all the substance of his house for this righteousness of God, it would be utterly contemned. It is "without money and without price."...

...righteousness so free — " from faith to faith 1" The meaning of this is, that it is received by faith alone. If a man would give all the substance of his house for this righteousness of God, it would be utterly contemned. It is " without money and without price."...

...which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench Love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the substance of his house for Love, it would utterly be contemned." "You read, sir1?" he said interrogatively; and, putting on his spectacles, glanced...

...which hath a most vehement flame ; many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it ; if a man would give all the substance of his house for love it would be utterly contemned."— Such is the love of Christ to his Church — so fervent, so strong, so enduring, that not all the waves...

...out the dark eye beneath were worth them all. The whole earth is but dross compared with love. Yea, " if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be utterly f\ contemned.'1 But if earthly friends can not, without degradation, be compared with the world beside,...

...which hath a most vehement flame. 7. Jinny waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. winter is now past, and the rain is away and gone. The flowers are come up in...

...come away. Miscellaneous Proverbs. Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown it : If a man would give all the substance of his house for love,' ft would utterly be contemned. A good name is rather*) be chosen than great riches, And loving favor...

...smiles will not entice him from it. He will contemn its bribes as well as its boasts, Cant. viii. 7, " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be utterly contemned." Sdly, The espousals stand firm, and the covenant remains sure, even in the case of desertion on either...

...draw from, therefore he needs not to go to the well for water ; earthly treasures can no longer charm him. " If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned" (Cant. viii. 7). " We will remember thy love more than wine." But the term "...