 Almighty God, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace .all wisdom is folly : grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me, but that I may promote...  The British Essayists;: Rambler - Page xiiby Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1785 - 610 pages
...whufe help all labour is inctirdtua!, and without whofe grace all wifdx>m is folly ; grant, I befeech Thee, that in this my undertaking, thy Holy Spirit...from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the falvation both of mviflf and others; grant this, O Lord, fur the fake of Jcfus Chrili ! Amen. " ON... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...whofe grace all wifdom is folly ; grant, I befeech ' Thee, that in this undertaking thy holy fpirit may ' not be with-held from me, but that I may promote ' thy glory, and the falvation of myfelf and others : ' grant this, O Lord, for the fake of thy fon Jefus ' Chrift. Amen.'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 642 pages
...whofe grace ajl wifdom is folly ; grant, I befeech • Thee, that in this undertaking thy holy fpirit may ' not be with-held from me, but that I may promote ' thy glory, and the falva ion of myfelf and others : ' grant this, O Lord, for the fake of thy fon Jefus • Chrift. Amen.'... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...grace all wifdom is folly ; grant, I befeech ' Thee, that in this undertaking thy holy fpirit may c not be with-held from me, but that I may promote ' thy glory, and the falvation of myfelf and others ; ' grant this, O Lord, for the fake of thy fon Jefus 'Chrift. Amen.'... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...grace all wifdom is folly ; grant, I befeech ' Thee, that in this undertaking thy holy fpirit may ' nqt be with-held from me, but that I may promote ' thy glory, and the falvation of myfelf and others : ' grant this, O Lord, for the fake of thy fon Jefus ' Chrift. Amen.'... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 564 pages
...labour is ineffectual, and without whofe grace all wifdom is folly; grant, I befeech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held from me, but that .1 may promote thy glory, and the falvation of myfelf and others : grant this, O LORD, for the fake... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 648 pages
...offered, Dodsley himself thought of The World. BOSWELL. folly ; grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking' thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held...but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others : grant this, O LORD, for the sake of thy son JESUS CHRIST. Amen'.' The first... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1799 - 640 pages
...BOSWELL. folly; Aetat.4i.] Contributors to THE RAMBLER. 235 folly ; grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking' thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held...but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others : grant this, O LORD, for the sake of thy son JESUS CHRIST. Amen'.' The first... | |
 | James Boswell - 1799 - 496 pages
...Goldsmith : " Our Garrick's a sallad, for in him we see " Oil, vinegar, sugar, and saltness agree !" tual, and without whose grace all wisdom is folly ; grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be with-held from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 554 pages
...whofe help all .labour is ineffectual, and without whofe grace all wifdom is folly ; grant) I befeech Thee, that in this my undertaking, thy Holy Spirit...from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the falvation both of myfelf and others j grant this, O Lord, for the fake of Jefus Chrift. Amen. * , '... | |
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