 | 1819 - 896 pages
...assured, sir, in the sacred writing«, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that 2Q build it." I firmly believe this ; and I also believe, that without bis concurring ¡till, we shall succeed in this political building no better tliaa the builders of... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1820 - 628 pages
...have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and...we ourselves shall become a • • •< reproach none, the Americans will find, and at no very remote time, that the want of an adequate provision for... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1820 - 616 pages
...have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and...the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our litde, partial, local interests, our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a I..;... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that " Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe, without his concurring aid, we shall proceed in this political building no better than the builders... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...? We have been assured, in the Sacred Writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that, without hii R A celebrated historian has declared, " that the merit of our great Alfred, both in private and... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? — We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that ' except the Lord build the house,...this political building no better than the builders ot Babel : we shall be divided by our little partial local interests, our projects will be confounded,... | |
 | Jasper Adams - Anglican Communion - 1833 - 90 pages
...have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and...building no better than the builders of Babel : we «hall be divided by our little partial local interests: our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 608 pages
...notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that except the ' Lord build the house,...believe this ; and I also believe, that without his concurrnig aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel :... | |
 | Origen Bacheler - Bible - 1833 - 388 pages
...writings, that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. This I firmly believe ; and I also believe, that, without his concurring aid,...political building no better than the builders of Babel. And mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 600 pages
...notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid t We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that except the ' Lord build the house,...labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this j and I also believe, that without his concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building... | |
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I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred... 
