 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 Flavel - 1770 - 488 pages
...of God, Prov. xxx. 8, 9. " Give *' me neither poverty nor riches, but feed me with food con" venient for me, left I be full and deny thee, and fay who is *' the Lord ? Or left I be poor and fteal, and take the name " of my God in vain." Againft both he prays equally, not ah* Johttely ; that... | |
 | John Flavel - Presbyterian Church - 1770 - 556 pages
...than for a rich niaii -to enter into the kingdom of God. Prov. xxx. 8j 9. Remove far from me vanky and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me : left I be full, arid deny thee, and fay, Who is the Lord i Or leftl be poor j arid fteal,and take the rtarrte of my... | |
 | George Whitefield - Presbyterian Church - 1771 - 488 pages
...fnare to you ; every day I fee the excellency of that part of /fgur's, prayer, " Give me not riches, left I be full and deny thee, and fay, who is the LORD." And that petition in our liturgy, " In all time of our wealth, good LORD deliver us." I always take... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 404 pages
...to this purpofe ; " Give me nei" ther poverty nor riches. Feed me with food " convenient for roe ; left I be full and deny thee, " and fay, who is the Lord ? Or, left I be poor, " and fteal, and take the Name of my God in, " vain." From what hath been faid, I fhall, in the fecond place,... | |
 | Sermons - 1776 - 432 pages
...and lies ; give me neither poverty *' nor riches ; feed me wkh food convenient •' for me : left 1 be full, and deny thee, and •' fay, Who is the Lord ? or left I be poor,, •' and fteal, and take the name of my God '' in vain f." The poor had a fuperftitious veneration for the rites... | |
 | Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1777 - 360 pages
...pray ; in the 'Spirit which .dgur, in the Prayer juft mentioned, exprefles, Give me neither Poverty nor Riches: feed me with Food convenient for me. Left...Thee, and fay, Who is the Lord ? or left I be poor, andfteal, and takt the Name of my God in. vain ! . 1 or indeed, though the Temptations of extreme Poverty... | |
 | 1778 - 342 pages
...Writ. • Two things have I required of thee, deny me theirt 4 rot before I die. Remove far from me vanity and ' lies ; give me neither poverty, nor riches...thee, and fay who is the Lord ? or left I be poor and • fteal, and take the name of my God in vain.' 1 fhall fill the remaining part of my paper with a... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Education - 1778 - 372 pages
...the treafure of wifdom which there is in the prayer of Agur, 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." WITHOUT a well-difciplined mind great riches and power... | |
 | John Gill - Sermons - 1778 - 648 pages
...things, fays he to the Lord, have 1 required of tbee, deny me them not before I die ; Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither poverty nor riches...with food convenient for me, left I be full and deny tbee, and fay, Who is the Lord ? Or left I be poor and fteal, and take the name of my God in vain.... | |
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