 | 1854 - 594 pages
...ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the Sacred Writings, that, ' except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I FIHMLY BELIEVE THIS ; and I also believe that, without His concurring... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...not fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that, ' except the Lord build the house, they labor m vain ' LIFE OF FEANKLIH. 227 that build it.' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe, that,... | |
 | Alonzo Potter - History - 1855 - 436 pages
...cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, * that except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring... | |
 | Apologetics - 1855 - 436 pages
...cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, 'that except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that without His concurring... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Printers - 1856 - 654 pages
...cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings,...political building no better than the builders of Babel ; «"e shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests, our projects will be confounded, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1856 - 670 pages
...cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.I firmly believe this; and I also believe, that, without his concurring... | |
 | John Philip Sanderson - Naturalization - 1856 - 380 pages
...cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? " We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that ' except the Lord bnild the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe that... | |
 | Clement Moore Butler - Funeral sermons - 1856 - 308 pages
...if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without His notice, how can an empire rise without His aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that except the Lord keep the house, the watchman waketh but in vain. I firmly believe this ; and I also believe that without... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid ? We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings,...believe that, without His concurring aid, we shall siceeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel , wo shall be divided by our... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1858 - 482 pages
...sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without hia aid 1 We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings,...and I also believe that, without his concurring aid, wo shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel ; we shall be divided... | |
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I have lived, Sir, a long time ; and, the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that GOD governs in the affairs of men. And, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without... 
