 | Jonathan Swift - 1745 - 294 pages
...bating Covetoufnsf:, and to place fuch over the People ; and Mofcs, who was as wife a Statefman at leaft as any in this Age, thought fit to follow that Advice. Great Abilities, without the Fear of God, are moft dangerous Instruments when they are trufted with Power. The Laws of Man have thought fit, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 pages
...Covetoufnefs, and to place fuch over the People ; and Msjer, who. was as wife a Statefman, at leaft, as any in this. Age, thought fit to follow that Advice* Great Abilities, without the Fear of God, are moft dangerous Inftruments, when they are trufted with Power. The Laws of Man have thought . fit, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1755 - 392 pages
...hating covetoufnefs, and to place fuch over the people ; and Mofes, who was as wife a ftatefman at lead as any in this age, thought fit to follow that advice. Great abilities without the fear of God are moft dangerous inftruments, when they are trufted with power. The laws of man have thought fit, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1757 - 470 pages
...eovetouftiejs, and to place fuch over the people ; and Mofes, who was as wife a ftatefman at leaft as any in this age, thought fit to follow that advice. Great abilities without the fear of God are moft dangerous inftruments, when they are trufted with power. The laws of men have thought fit, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - English literature - 1761 - 468 pages
...wvetoufnefs, and. to place fuch over the people ; and Motes, who was as wife a ftate fraan at leafl as any in this age, thought fit to follow that advice. Great abilities without the fear of God are raoft dangerous inftruments, when they are trailed with power. The laws of man have thought fit, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1765 - 292 pages
...co'vetoufnejs, and to place fuch over the people ; and Mofei, who was as wife a ftatefman at leaft ns anv in this age, thought fit to follow that advice. Great abilities, without the fear of God, are moft dangerous inftruments, when they are trutted with power. The laws of man have thought fit, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 400 pages
...hating covetoufne/s, and to place fuch over the people; and Mo/es, who was as wife a ftatefman at leaft as any in this age, thought fit 'to follow that advice. Great abilities without the fear of God are moft dangerous inftruments, when they are trufted witli power. The laws of man have thought fit, that... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 454 pages
...covetoufnefs," and to place fuch over the people ; and Mofes, who was as wife a ftatefman at leaft as any in this age, thought fit to follow that advice. Great abilities, without the fear of God, are moft dangerous inftruments, when they are trufted with power. The laws of man have thought fit, that... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...XCVIII. Qualifications of the civil magistrate. Exod. xviii. 21. Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness, and place such to be rulers. Deut. i. 13. Take ye wise men and understanding, known among your tribes,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...destructive to the state as to the church. It was the advice of Jethro to his son-in-la\v Moses, to " provide able men, such as fear God, men of truth,...to place such over the people; and Moses, who was es wise a statesman at least as any in this age, thought fit to follow that advice. Great abilities,... | |
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Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens... 
