 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 342 pages
...consideration that Agur founded his prayer, which, for the wisdom of it, is recorded in holy writ. ' Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not...convenient for me: lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Whp is the Lord ? or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.' F 3 I shall fill... | |
 | Samuel Fothergill - Sermons, English - 1808 - 230 pages
...high, on the account of riches, or honours, in the efteem or applaufe of men ; " Remove, therefore, far from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; but feed me," I pray thee, " with food convenient for * i Theff. v. 17. t Matt. iii. 8. me, left... | |
 | Thomas Beck - 1809 - 226 pages
...clearly see things in a fog ? Agnr's Prayer. AGUR'S PHAYEK. Two things hare I required of thee ; cL'ny me them not before I die. Remove far from me vanity...and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed mo with food convenient for me, lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, " Who is the Lord f" .or lest... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...thou be {blind a liar. 7 Two tAiiiffs have I required of thee ; deny me them not before 1 ti.i- : 8 that he let tlie children of Israel go out of his land. ; teed me with food convenient for me : 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say. Who is the Lo n D... | |
 | George Buist - Sermons, American - 1809 - 422 pages
...in an arm of flesh. The reason given by Agur, in the Book of Proverbs, for not asking riches, was " lest I be " full, and deny thee, and say who is the " Lord ?" This disposition of mind, however, is very inconsistent with the present condition of human nature.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 316 pages
...consideration that Agur founded his prayer, which, for the wisdom of it, is recorded in holy writ. ' Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or Jest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.' I shall fill the remaining part of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 314 pages
...consideration that Agur founded his prayer, which, for the wisdom of it, is recorded in holy writ. ' Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...with food convenient for me : lest I be full and deny thce, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.'... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1810 - 348 pages
...consideration that Agur founded his prayer, which, for the wisdom of it, is recorded in holy writ: "Two things have I required of thee, deny me them...poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for roe ; lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...moderate views of human life, and human happiness. Remember, and admire, the wisdom of Agur's petition: " Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither..."riches. Feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be fullr and deny thee ; and say, who is the Lord ? or lest I be potiiy and steal ; am1 take the name... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1810 - 700 pages
...feecleth us with plentcousness. Protect and cover us, we pray Thee, from the abuses of each ; lest we be full, and deny Thee, and say, who is the Lord; or lest we be poor and steal, and take the Name of o.ur God in vain. More especially at this lime dispose us... | |
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Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 
