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... Wisdom is the principal thing , says Solomon , in the passage where the text lies , therefore get wisdom ; and , with all thy getting , get understanding . Exalt her , and she shall pro- mote thee ; she shall bring thee to honour , when ...
... Wisdom is the principal thing , says Solomon , in the passage where the text lies , therefore get wisdom ; and , with all thy getting , get understanding . Exalt her , and she shall pro- mote thee ; she shall bring thee to honour , when ...
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Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. I. the wisdom which is from above , when he is SERMON formed by piety to the duties of virtue and morality ; and of the wisdom which pro- duces this effect , it is asserted in the text , that it bringeth us ...
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. I. the wisdom which is from above , when he is SERMON formed by piety to the duties of virtue and morality ; and of the wisdom which pro- duces this effect , it is asserted in the text , that it bringeth us ...
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... wisdom to which Solomon ascribes in the Text , such high preroga- tives . It is not the religion which we preach , nor the religion of Christ . That religion consists in the love of God and the love of man , grounded on faith in the ...
... wisdom to which Solomon ascribes in the Text , such high preroga- tives . It is not the religion which we preach , nor the religion of Christ . That religion consists in the love of God and the love of man , grounded on faith in the ...
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... be any virtue , and if there be any praise . By those means , wisdom , as the text asserts , bringeth us to honour . * Philip . iv . 8. : SERMON I. IN confirmation of this doctrine it is to In On the true Honour of Man . II.
... be any virtue , and if there be any praise . By those means , wisdom , as the text asserts , bringeth us to honour . * Philip . iv . 8. : SERMON I. IN confirmation of this doctrine it is to In On the true Honour of Man . II.
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... Wisdom shall then give to his head an ornament of grace , a crown of glory shall she deliver to him . This is an honour to which all may aspire . It is a prize , for which every one , whether of high or low rank , may contend . It is ...
... Wisdom shall then give to his head an ornament of grace , a crown of glory shall she deliver to him . This is an honour to which all may aspire . It is a prize , for which every one , whether of high or low rank , may contend . It is ...
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