 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
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...wisdom of Agur's petition : '' Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor^iches. Feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full...and steal ; and take the name of my God in vain." BLAIR. SECTION XV. Omniscience and omnipresence of the DEITY, the source of consolation to goodmen.... | |
 | London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) - Society of Friends - 1821 - 470 pages
...lie hath permitted you to move. In you, seems fnlfdled the wish of Agur : "Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me ;...Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and lake the name of my God in vain." (Prov. xxx. 8, 9.) Among your number the society has often found... | |
 | George Lawson - 1821 - 452 pages
...the good of his soul, and only in such a measure as might consist with his best interests. Ver. 9. Lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. He prays for daily bread, that he might not be led into temptation ; and for the same reason he prays... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1821 - 786 pages
...Christianity has fully condemned. If the prayer be a proper one, " Give me neither poverty nor riches, * lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain," — then is that constitution of things the best which docs not expose men to these hurtful extremes,... | |
 | E. J. Burrow - 1822 - 606 pages
...faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches. Prov. xxx. 7 — 9. Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. (Exod. xx. 15.) Deut. v. 19. Neitlier shall tlutu steal. Matt. xix. 18. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus... | |
 | 1822 - 184 pages
...have plenty of bread : but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. CHAP. XXX. Two things have I required of thee: deny me them not...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. CHAP. XXXI. WHO can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...moderate views of human ife, and human happiness. Remember, and admire, the wisdom of Amur's petition: " Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither...poor, and steal; and take the name of my God in vain." BLAIR. SECTION XV. oPlan-et, plSn'-lt, a body that moves round the sun. b E-ther, e'-ther, an element... | |
 | Arminianism - 1859 - 1200 pages
...from the heart ; and let all who call themselves Christians weigh the prayer of sagacious Agur : " Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." (Prov. xxx. 8, 9.) Christian principle is no longer tried by exposure to the violence of persecution.... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - Presbyterian Church - 1822 - 498 pages
...recorded in the book of Proverbs, to have been the wish and choice of one who was eminent for wisdom. Remove far from me 'vanity and, lies. Give me neither...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. * FROM the whole view which we have now taken of the subject, we may, in the first place, learn the... | |
 | W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...full with travail and vexation of spirit. (4 EC. 6.) 22. What was Agur's earnest desire and prayer? Remove far from me vanity and lies, give me neither...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. (30 Pr. 8, 9.) 23. How does Christ exhort us to avoid worldly anxiety and seek spiritual blessings... | |
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