 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 view of this and the other world, discourses - Page 39by Thomas Boston - 1799Full view - About this book
 | John Fothergill - Ackworth (England) - 1778 - 78 pages
...man's prayer: " Give me neither poverty, nor riches - f feed me with food convenient for me, leaft I be full and deny thee, and fay, Who is the Lord ? or leaft I be poor and fteal, and take the name of my God in vain," I need not here recapitulate the abundant... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Natural theology - 1782 - 478 pages
...and Agur is reprefented as making this exBcellent prayer, Prov. xxx. 8. " Give me " neither poverty nor riches, feed me with " food convenient for me;...and fay, who is the Lord ? or left I be poor, and fteal, and take the name " of my God in vain." Our Lord advifes his difciples, Luke xii. 15, " to take... | |
 | rev. George Carr - 1782 - 426 pages
...conveniences of life: Give me neither poverty nor riches^ feed me with food convenient for me: left 1 'be full \ and deny thee, and fay, Who is the Lord? or lejl I be poor, and Jleal, and take the name of my God in vain. I Ihall, i/?, confider the meaning... | |
 | John Rogers - 1784 - 508 pages
...Life adjufled and recommended. . ,'. : PRoV. xxx. 8, .9.- , ; • I • • Give me neither Poverty nor Riches ; feed me with Food convenient for me :...thee, and fay, Who is the Lord? Or left I be poor, and fteal, and take the Name of my God in vain. AN, fays Eliphaz to Job, is * M * born un*o 'frouble, even... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 454 pages
...wim, are full to this purpofe : " Give me neither pover" ty nor riches. Feed me with food conve" nient for me; left I be full and deny thee, " and fay, Who is the Lord ? or left I be poor, " and POOR MAN'S CONTENTMENT. 117 and fteal, and take the name of my God in " vain." From, what hath been... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1784 - 298 pages
...'vanity and Ites. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me vaith food convenient for me. Left I ho full and deny thee, and fay -who is the Lord? or left I he poor and fteal, aiut lake the name of my God in .vain. Prov. xxx. 8, 9. lie whofe wifhes, refpecting... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1785 - 496 pages
...of Proverbs, to have been the wifh and choice of one who was eminent for wifdom. Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches....full and deny Thee, and fay ', Who is the Lord ? or leJl I be poor andftealy and take the name of my God in vain *. FROM the whole view which we have now... | |
 | American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...us, therefore, fay with Agur, " Give me " neither poverty nor riches, feed me with food conve" nient for me ; left I be full and deny thee, and fay, " Who is the Lord .' or be poor and fteal, and take the " name of my God in vain," But even thofe Chriftians, who move in this... | |
 | Bible - 1788 - 598 pages
...lyar. I q Two things have I required of thee : deny me them not before I die. 8 Remove far from m« vanity and lies : give me neither poverty, nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me : 9 Left I be full, and deny tbee, and fay, Who is the Lord ? or left I be poor, and fteal, and take... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Sermons, English - 1788 - 518 pages
...he has thought fit to place us. SERMON XX. AGURS PRAYER. PROVERBS xxx. 8, 9. Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me 'with food convenient for me: . — left I be fytl and deny thee, and fay ', Who is the Lord? or left I be poor and fteat, and take the name of my... | |
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