...spirits; by our spirit here, is meant our conscience, which is called the spirit of man, Prov. xx. 17, " The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly." We elsewhere read of the witness of this spirit of ours : 2 Cor. i. 1 2, " For our rejoicing...

...aller vows to make inquiry. 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and briugeth the wheel over them. 27 - of the belly. 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king : and his throne is upholdeu by mercy. 29 The glory...

...by Him who made us; for He has not left us without ample helps. Thus Solomon says, " The spirit of a man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly." This is sufficiently clear to the thoughtful, and the illustration exceedingly powerful....

..." A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not, but knowledge is easy to him that understandeth. " The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of his belly. "A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight. " Who...

...Scripture had Job, who had so great faith and patience ? And see what Solomon saith about the light — " the spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the be•lly" — and he saith, " the candle of the wicked shall be put out." And the prophet David...

...sifting day ! " Who may abide the day of his coming ? And who shall stand when he appeareth?"13 27. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. God has not left himself without witness in his own benighted world.11 At the first creation...

...This breath (nftBTJ rational life) is declared to be the seat of understanding. " The spirit (fTOtto) of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly" — Prov. xx. 27.) " There is a spirit (or He, the Spirit) is in man, and the inspiration...

...male and female. Rev. xxii. 2. § The fallen spirits to receive bodioa wherein evil was placed. || The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the Inward parts of th» belly. Prov. xx.27. IT Which is the immortal Spirit of Christ for the male ; and for the female,...

...seems to be this part of our constitution to which Solomon refers, when he says, that " the spirit of a man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly." It is this peculiar endowment of the human soul more than any thing else, more than...

...otherwise he were incapable of examining himself. Hence the wise man says, Prov. xx. 27. ' The Spirit of a man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.' This candle, whether shining with the light of reason only, or with the light of grace...