 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 488 էջ
...eternal duration ; it being no matter when a duration begins, which is never to have an end ; ver. 8. "Be not ignorant of ** this one thing, that one day..." as a thoufand years, and a thoufand years as one " day." This, it feems, was a common faying among the Jews, to fignify, that to the eternity of GOD,... | |
 | John Conybeare - 1757 - 554 էջ
...the future. SER SERMON XII. Reafons why GOD delays the Punifliments of Wicked Men. 2 PET. 3. 8, p. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, That One Day is ivith the Lord as a Thou~ fand Tears, and a Thoufand Tears as One Day. The Lord is not Jlack concerning... | |
 | Richard Clarke - 1759 - 60 էջ
...underftood, it has a peculiar Force in this Place 3 as the Apoftle feems to intend by doubling \t. " One Day is with the Lord as a thoufand Years, " and a thoufand Years as one Day." There appears a great Propriety in this Paflage to the Jews there addrefled, who acknowledged... | |
 | John Glas - 1761 - 528 էջ
...hours. Whereas Peter, when fpeaking of that " day of judgment, and perdition of ungodly men," fays, " But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that...one "DAY is with the Lord as a thoufand years, and a thou" fand years as ONE DAY*." JC I would fain know what the ProfeflTor will fay of the New Jerufalem... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1776 - 316 էջ
...taunt of thofe who did then, or fhould in future afk, Where is the promife of his coming? he fays, Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thoufand years as one day: the Lord is notjlack concerning his promife,... | |
 | 1788 - 598 էջ
...earth, which are now, by the fame word are kept in ftore referved unto fireagainft the day of judgement, and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not...Lord as a thoufand years, and a thoufand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not flack concerning his promife, as fome men count flacknefs ; hut is long-fiiffering... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1788 - 500 էջ
...thofe who did then, or fhould in future afk, Where is the promife of his coming? he fays, fieloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the fjord as a thoufand years, * and and a thoufand years as one day : 'The Lord is not flack concerning... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - 1789 - 364 էջ
...the whole fcene in an inllam, and unravel every eircumftance, let it be ever fo intricate, feeing one day is, with the Lord, as a thoufand years, and a thoufand years as one day. IT is time now to attend unto the text, in which, according to the prophetic ftile, the Apoftle... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1790 - 470 էջ
...embarrafs him ; nor any unforefeenobftacle retard the performance of his moft diflant promife. One day is with the Lord as a thoufand years ; and a thoufand years are as one day. There is no viciffitude of the human ftate in which good men cannot take fanctuary... | |
 | Richard Watson (bp. of Llandaff.) - 1791 - 266 էջ
...thofe who did then, or fhould in future afk, Where is the promife of his coming ? he fays, Behi-edf be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thouJand years, and a thoufand years as one Jay : "The Lord is not Jlack concerning bis protnife,... | |
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But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 
