 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...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 assured, sir, in...Sacred Writings, that " except the Lord build the bouse, they labor in vain that build it." 1 firmly believe this; and I also believe, that without his... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...assured, sir, in the sacred writing«, that " except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that 2Q build it." I firmly believe this ; and I also believe, that without bis concurring Ątill, we shall succeed in this political building no better tliaa the builders of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...affairs of men : and if a sparrow cannot fall without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the...Writings, that " Except the Lord build the house, they labour in rain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe, without his concurring aid,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...affairs of men : and if a sparrow cannot fall without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the...build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe, without his concurring aid, we shall proceed in this political building no better than the builders... | |
 | John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without h(s aid ? We have been assured, in the Sacred Writings, that ' except the Lord build...firmly believe this ; and I also believe that, without hii R A celebrated historian has declared, " that the merit of our great Alfred, both in private and... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...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 assured, sir, in...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... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...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 assured, sir, in...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... | |
 | Religion - 1831 - 416 pages
...a/airs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ? We have been assured, sir, in the...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... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 608 pages
...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 assured, sir, in the...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 concurrnig... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 366 pages
...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 assured, sir, in the...writings, that except the ' Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' J firmly believe this; and I aho believe that, without his concurring... | |
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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... 
