 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...  The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin - Página 52de Jonathan Swift - 1801Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 páginas
...persons affect to be open despisers of religion, their counsels will be found at last, to be fully vas destructive to the state, as to the church. It was...statesman at least as any in this age, thought fit to f" follow that advice. Great abilities, without the fear of God, are most dangerous instruments, when... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 páginas
...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 páginas
...himself, or else he is a very weak politician. And accordingly, in any country where great persons aflect to be open despisers of religion, their counsels will...to place such over the people; and Moses, who was rs wise a statesman at least as any in this age, thought fit to follow that advice. Great abilities,... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 páginas
...therefore, should do according to the counsel of Jethro : Exod. xviii. 21. Provide, out of all the people, able men ; such, as fear God, 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... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 páginas
...the important 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... | |
 | 1815 - 706 páginas
...they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 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... | |
 | William Brown (M.D.) - 1816 - 542 páginas
...proposed by Jethro to Moses in the wilderness: " 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... | |
 | 1879 - 822 páginas
...men who should be sought and promoted to office, namely, " Thou shall 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, . . . and let them judge the people at all seasons." Then in reference... | |
 | 1819 - 488 páginas
...Kick, xxviii. a. SECT. 2. The duty of magistrates and judges. Thou shall provide out of 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... | |
 | 1819 - 948 páginas
...they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people, place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers... | |
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