 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...communion with God, than in days and months of sinful indulgence. We can say with David, ': A day in thy courts is better than a thousand ; I had rather...of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness." A good hope through grace, a knowledge of the pardon of our sins, a persuasion of the favour of God... | |
 | 1814
...fainteth for the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God J :" a day in thy courts is better than a thousand ; " I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the •tents of wickedness § ;" " I delight to do thy will,... | |
 | 1803 - 818 pages
...obtained a licence, one of the lirst tcxb from which he preached was, " I had rather be a door-keeper in the House of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness;" a sentiment of which his •iind, at that time, was full, and from which be never afterwards departed.... | |
 | Presbyterian Church - 1806 - 650 pages
...was in 1742, one of the first texts from which he preached, was this, " I had rather be adoof' keeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wick" edncss." He was full of this sentiment, and never departed frorf* it; persuaded, not merely that... | |
 | Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 332 pages
...of Hosts ! Blessed are they that dwell in thy house ; they will be still praising thee. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand : I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." Ps. xxvii. 4. xxxiv. 4. 11. Here it... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 554 pages
...sometimes has in God, he prefers far before all the pleasures of sin, Psalm Ixxxiv. 10. " A day in thy courts is better than a thousand : I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." A saint thus prefers God before all things... | |
 | Week - 1809 - 406 pages
...God, For For, a day in thy court is better than a thousand years ; yea, .1 had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. . jfl Prayer before or after the Prayers of the Church, as time shall admit. IT is but too apparent,... | |
 | John Pawson - 1809 - 434 pages
...in their own minds. He expresses the highest regard for the worship of God, when he says, " A day in thy courts is better than a thousand: I had rather be a door-keeper," or I had rather sit. upon the door threshold, I had rather sit in the lowest' place, or be employed... | |
 | Religion - 1810 - 724 pages
...testimony in Hammersmith. In the morning he addressed his auditory from Psalm 84, 10. "For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." In the afternoon his discourse was... | |
 | Religion - 1810 - 724 pages
...testimony in Hammersmith. In the morning he addressed his auditory from Psalm 84, 10. " For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." In the afternoon his discourse was... | |
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For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 
