 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 514 pages
...therefore had recourse to prayer and fasting: Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that ice might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of...and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen, to help us against the enemy... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 450 pages
...them, and they were smitten before Israel," i Sam. vii. 6. So Ezra: " I proclaimed a fast at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our...him a right way for us, and for our little ones; and he was entreated of us," Ezra viii. 24. So Nehemiah ; " I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 504 pages
...fasting : Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that zee might afflict ourselves defore our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I teas ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen, to help us against the enemy... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - Theology - 1811 - 500 pages
...had recourse to, prayer; and fasting: Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, that tee* might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of...him' a right way ''for us, and for- our little ones, dndfor all our substance. •' F6r I yeas ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen,... | |
 | Thomas Cogan - Judaism - 1812 - 520 pages
...prayer. " I proclaimed a fast, says he, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance; for I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen, to help us against the enemy... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1812 - 378 pages
...there he no spots in your feasts of charity. ,, Fasts. (7) Let us humhle our souls with fasting, and afflict ourselves before our God, to seek, of him a right way for us. (/») The day of the Lord is very terrible. ' Therefore now saith the Lord, turn ye to me with all... | |
 | Benjamin Brook - Puritans - 1813 - 532 pages
...TEzra, viii. 11, J proclaimed a fast there, at the rroer Aha-ca, that we might afflict our souls before God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. He then concluded with the following truly generous and Christian exhortation. " Brethren, " We are... | |
 | Thomas Cogan - Christianity - 1813 - 528 pages
..."I proclaimed a fast; says' hei, at the river Ahaya, that we might afflict ourselves before God, t<3 seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for ajl our substance ; for I was ashamed to require of the. king a band of soldiers and horsemen, to help... | |
 | Theology - 1814 - 496 pages
...preached, from Ezra viii. 21* Then I proclaimed a fant there at tlie river Jlbana, that we might ajflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way...for our little ones and for all our substance. After this, say their records, " They left that goodlye and pleasant city, which had been theire resting-place... | |
 | Joseph McKean - 1814 - 366 pages
...confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. CHAP. VIII. Ezra proclaimeth a Fast. 21 THEN I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to... | |
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For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, " The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him ; but his power and his wrath... 
