| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 418
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 422
...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,... | |
| Hugh Gaston - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...righteousness as a mighty stream. XCVIII. Qualifications of the civil magistrate. Exod. xvin. 21. Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear...men of truth, hating covetousness, and place such to be rulers. Deut. i. 13. Take ye wise men and understanding, tnown among your tribes, and I will... | |
| Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 676
...filthy channels. Kings, therefore, should do according to the counsel of Jethro : Exod. xviii. 21. Provide, out of all the people, able men ; such, as...men of truth, hating covetousness : and place such as these over them. But where this course is not taken ; but such are intrusted with command and authority,... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 744
...God, and es]*m!lii> ' according to that word, I'.xod. xviii. ver. 21. II Moreover thon shall proiide out of all the ' ' people able men, such as fear God, men cl ' 'truth, hating covetousness,' [and place such < over them to ue rulers of thousands and ruin'... | |
| William Steel Dickson - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 522
...counteracted; 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 - عدد الصفحات: 522
...; 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 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...trusts reposed n; them. He directed his people, in the choice of tin jl civil officers, "to provide able men, such as fear God. men of truth, hating covetousness." And he said 1; the mouth of David, "he that rulcth over men nu^ be^st, ruling in tke fear of God." Though... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 458
...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, Walter Scott - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 462
...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,... | |
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