 | Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 pages
...faith, scarce thirty years old : to whom that saying of Isaiah does very well agree — ' Woe nnto them that call evil good, and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter' (v. 20). CHAPTER XIV. OF REPENTANCE,... | |
 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 1871 - 720 pages
...their path : for their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood ' (Prov. i. 10-16). Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter ! Woe unto them that are wise in their... | |
 | 1810 - 582 pages
...Fanatic, are the mildest epithets which will be applied to him ! But what says Jehovah? ' Woe unto them that call evil Good, and good Evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. He that justifieth the wicked, and... | |
 | 1808 - 500 pages
...corruption more secretly, but more certainly : bul hear the words of the prophel — " Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, anj sweet for bitter." (Isaiah v. 20.) " Of the same nature... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...virtue, that it shall assume the garb of vice, or folly. But " woe urito them (says the holy prophet) that call evil good, and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness." " Let me appeal to your experience and knowledge of the world. Have you not sometimes... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pages
...threatening* are all bugbears, and that God can20 not or will not do as they have said. Wo un^Q the ra that call evil good, and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for d.irkness j that put bitter for sweet, and iWtyt.for bitter \ •who coijfaund the nature of virtue... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 454 pages
...to them from it. The prophet Isaiah speaks of these people, where he says, ' Woe unto them who call evil good, ' and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and ' light for darkness, &c.' In his sermon on which text the witty Dr. South hath these words : — * Df' traction... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...Rev. xvi. 10. The kingdom of the beast was full of darkness. LXXXV. Threats. Isa. v. 20. Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. xxix. 15. Woe to them whose works are in the dark. 1 Cor. iv. 5. The Lord will bring... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know // .' 20 ^f Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil ; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter ! 21 Woe unto them that are wise in... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1808 - 456 pages
...fools should concur in endeavouring to turn it into ridicule. Woe unto them, says the prophet Isaiah, that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness ; that fut bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter !•?-> 'Their root shall be as rottenness,... | |
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Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 
