| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 416 sider
...destructive to the state, as to the church. It was the advice of Jethro to his son-in-law Moses, to " provide able men, such as fear God, men " of truth, hating covetousness," and to place such over the people ; and Moses, who was as wise a statesman at least as any in this age,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 sider
...destructive to the state, as to the church. It was the advice of Jethro to his son-in-law Moses, to " provide able men, such as fear God, men " of truth, hating covetousness," and to place such over the people ; and Moses, who was as wise a statesman at least as any in this age,... | |
| William Steel Dickson - 1812 - 522 sider
...; and prescribes it as an dispensable quality in men who are to be intrusted with civil power. " * Provide, out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness :" " f Wise men, and understanding, known among your tribes, and place such to be rulers over you ;"... | |
| William Steel Dickson - 1812 - 522 sider
...; and prescribes it as an dispensable quality in men who are to be intrusted with civil power. " * Provide, out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, bating covetousness :'* " f Wise men, and understanding, known among yoor tribes, and place such to... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 sider
...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 tke fear of God." Though... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 462 sider
...destructive to the state as to the church. It was the advice of Jethro to his son-in-law Moses, to " provide able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness," and to place, such over the people; and Moses, who was as wise a statesman at least as any in this age,... | |
| 1815 - 294 sider
...morning without clouds ; as the tender ^;rass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating rovetousness ; and place such over them to be rulers. Where no counsel is the people fall : hut in... | |
| ELLECTRON HENDERSON - 1815 - 730 sider
...Civil Government. lie referred them to the advice which Jetliro gave to Moses : — Moreover, tkou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousneas ; and place aucfi over them, to Ite rulers of thousands, end rulers of hundreds, rulers... | |
| 1817 - 1082 sider
...and laws, and shalt shew them * the way wherein they must walk, and "the work that they must do. 21 V cfear God, ''men of truth, * hating covetousness ; and place tuck over them, to be rulers of thousands,... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1818 - 578 sider
...character, which has been already described. Moreover. •thou shall provide, said Jethro to Moses, out of all the people, able men ; such as fear God ; men of truth ; hating co•eetousness ; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers... | |
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