| George Moir Bussey - 1840 - 282 pages
...shew them the way wherei they must walk, and the work they must do. Provide, therefore, from among the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. Let them judge the... | |
| Richard Graves - 1840 - 534 pages
...too " heavy for thee ; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. " Hearken now unto my voice : Thou shalt provide out of all the " people able men, such as fear God, place such over them, to be " rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and " rulers... | |
| 1841 - 844 pages
...nations. The Christian elector will endeavour to follow the excellent advice of Jetbro to M.. -. ' Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men...God ; men of truth, hating covetousness, and place such over them.'" These, and similar remarks, brought on us much reproach from two opposite quarters.... | |
| William Dodd - 1842 - 546 pages
...and on the side of their oppressors there was power ; but they had no comforter. — Eccles. iv. 1. Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men,...God : men of truth, hating covetousness ; and place such over them to be rulers. — Exod. xviii. 21. Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the poor in... | |
| General Association of New Hampshire - Congregational churches - 1842 - 526 pages
...would have you, as Christians ill exercising your right of suffrage, beguided by heavenly wisdom ; and provide out of all the people able men, such as fear...God — men of truth, hating covetousness, and place such over you to be rulers. We would have yon " make Judges and officers throughout all vom gates which... | |
| Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 772 pages
...way wherein they must walk, and the work that appoint subordinate rulers. they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating coveteousness ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - Sermons - 1842 - 530 pages
...trusts reposed in them. He directed his people, in the choice of their civil officers, " to provide able men, such as fear God ; men of truth, hating covetousness." And he said by the mouth of David, " he that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God."... | |
| Ezra Stiles Gannett - Political Science - 1842 - 56 pages
...hope and belief, that they will, in the discharge of their official duties, show themselves to be " able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness," and, whatever thej" do, doing " all to the glory of God." 150 « US 12858.42.5 The religion of politics... | |
| James Aikman - Covenanters - 1842 - 586 pages
...a tyranny. Then they proposed to set up governors and a government according to the word of God, ' able men, such as fear God ; men of truth, hating covetousness ;' and no more to commit the government to one single person, or a lineal succession, that kind being liable... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - Theology - 1842 - 520 pages
...trusts reposed in them. He directed his people, in the choice of their civil officers, " to provide able men, such as fear God ; men of truth, hating covetousness." And he said by the mouth of David, " he that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God."... | |
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