 Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die. Remove far from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor...  A System of Revealed Religion ... - Page 2491819Full view - About this book
 | 1611 - 358 pages
...put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. There is a generation... | |
 | 1729 - 320 pages
...that Agur founded his Prayer, which for the Wifdom of it is recorded in Holy Writ. Two things havt 1 required of thee, deny me them not before I die. Remove...nor Riches ; feed me -with food, convenient for me. Left I be full and deny thee, and fay, who is the Lord? or left I lit poor and Jfeal, and take the... | |
 | John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - Apologetics - 1768 - 360 pages
...fuggefted the wife and well-conceived prayer of the prophet Agur, Prov. xxx. 7. 8. 9. " Two " things have 1 required of thee, deny me them " not before I die....nor riches, " feed me with food convenient for me : left I " be full, and deny thee, and fay, Who is the " Lord ? or-lefl I be poor, and fleal, and take... | |
 | George Haggitt - Sermons, English - 1796 - 402 pages
...able. p. 1 7 SERMON III. THE DANGERS OF RICHES AND POVERTY. PROVERBS xxx. 8. 9. Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me -with food convenient for me,...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain ! 33 SERMON IV. . ON THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD. PSALM cxxxix. 2. Thou art about my path and about my... | |
 | Jabez (uncle.) - 1799 - 242 pages
...Proverbs." And he turned to the thirtieth chapter of the wonderful book: " Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me :...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." " But surely, father," said William, " the rich do not always deny God?" SUNDAY AT HOME. "Certainly... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - Presbyterian Church - 1800 - 622 pages
...feems to have fuggefted the wife and well-conceived prayer of the prophet Agur, Prov. xxx. 7, 8, 9. " Two things have I required " of thee, deny me them...nor " riches, feed me with food convenient for me : left I be " full, and deny thee, and fay, Who is the Lord ? or left " I be poor, and fteal, and take... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 420 pages
...wanting. Agur's prayer, with the reasons of his wish, are full to this purpose : " Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with " food convenient for me..." and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." From what hath been' said, I shall, in the second place, offer some considerations, that may be useful... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 pages
...Agur's prayer, with the reasons of his wish, are full to this purpose : *c Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with " food convenient for me..." and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." From what hath been said, I shall, in the second place, offer some considerations, that may be useful... | |
 | Richard Warner - England - 1802 - 318 pages
...enjoy: " Two things " have I required of thee; deny me them not be" fore I die. Remove me far from vanity and " lies; give me neither poverty nor riches;...and steal, and take the name of my " GOD in vain." Removed by their situation and circumstances from the ever-shifting scene of fashionable life, their... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - Presbyterian Church - 1802 - 634 pages
...feems to have fuggefted the wife and well-conceived prayer of the prophet Agur, Prov- xxx. 7, 8, 9. " Two things have I required of thee, " deny me them...nor riches, " feed me with food convenient for me : left I be full, and " deny thee, and fay, Who is the Lord ? or left I be poor, " and Heal, and take... | |
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