...we forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance? I have lived a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing...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 his aid? We have been...

...prayer" that had saved them in the "contest with Great Britain." He also made the following statement: "Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more...this truth that God governs in the affairs of men." How ironic that just a few days short of exactly 226 years later we have a judge who renders a legal...

...him into his ministry with the Indians. It was Benjamin Franklin who said, and I quote: "I have lived a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing...this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men." Brainard saw many Indians come to believe in Jesus Christ and accept baptism as a testimony of their...

...stretched uselessly towards heaven. From the clouds there comes no help. -Robert Ingersoll, Humanist I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live,...convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God Governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that...

...belief in an interventionist God. "The longer I live," he said at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, "the more convincing proofs I see of this truth—...in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire cannot rise without his aid?" John...

...America to victory over the mighty British Empire. I have lived "a long time," Franklin explained, "and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs...Truth — that God governs in the Affairs of Men. . . . We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that 'except the Lord build the House, they...

...trusting the God who is bigger and more accomplished than everyone else. / have lived a long time, sir, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I...this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men Benjamin Franklin take a CLOSER look -:24 PM Page 299 Even if your own life is incredibly successful...

...Franklin, who wrote: \ have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer 1 live, the more convincing proofs \ 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 his aid? We have been...

...supposed deist Benjamin Franklin had this to say to the Continental Congress: "The longer I live, sir, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth— that God governs in the affairs of men."2 Our Declaration of Independence specifically asserts that our rights to life, liberty, and the...

...constitutional delegates were at a stalemate for several weeks. Franklin addressed the convention: "I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proof I see of this truth, that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the...