 | Sarah Trimmer - 1817 - 460 pages
...for handfuls for all the people that follow me. And the king of Israel ans\vered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness, boast himself as he that putteth it off. And it came to pass when Ben-hadad heard this message (as he was drinking, he and the kings in the... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1817 - 292 pages
...trumpeter was ready to be burnt in the sight of the besieged." Page 153. — As he that puts it off. Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself, as he that putteth it off. 1 fingt, xx. 11. Page 153. — At when Chederlet comes. "Aripa fluminis Halys venimus ad Gourkurthoyj... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1787 - 588 pages
...CORRUPTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY; WITH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE THAT THE PRIMITIVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH WAS UNITARIAN. Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putlelh it off 1 KINGS xx. II. [Birmingham, 1783.] PREFACE. MY design in writing the History of the... | |
 | 1829 - 828 pages
...victory, yet equally often with the prudent counsel of the King of Israel to the proud monarch of Syria, " Let not him that girdeth on his harness, boast himself as he that putteth it off." 1 Kings xx. 1 1. We have scored the Essay on the abolition of the Mosaic law with many, very many marks... | |
 | Miron Winslow - 1819 - 446 pages
...persevered in the work of the mission, until he supposed he could be no longer useful. At any rate, " let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself, as he that putleth it off." On t the other hand, the Board have been blamed for withdrawing their patronage from... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1821 - 640 pages
...that as often marked the sayings of the times. " And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off." The result proved the difference between these contrasted moments, and showed that * Joseph. Ant. Jud.... | |
 | Ralph Barnes - 1821 - 228 pages
...not suffice for handfulls for all the People that follow me. And the King of Israel said, Tell him, let not him that girdeth on his harness, boast himself as he that putteth it off. And when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the Kings in the Pavilions, he said,... | |
 | Maurice Powell (fict. name.) - 1821 - 910 pages
...filled the chest. " It is the Lord's doing — yea, his hand is here," solemnly added Lucas ; " ' but let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.' " A supply of ammunition completed their equipments ; and when every man had arrayed and armed himself... | |
 | 1868 - 596 pages
...confidence in regard to even the best of these native Christians. In regard to them all I feel to say: ' Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.' Even in the best of them we are often surprised and pained by manifestations of great moral weakness.... | |
 | 1848 - 704 pages
...answer to the proud and insolent Monarch, which every boastful man would do well to bear in mind : " Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off." Whatever men may do when the palm of victory is awarded them, and whatever estimate they may put upon... | |
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Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. 
