| Sinclare Kelburn - Sermons - 1821 - 392 pages
...express your wants and your, humility. The divine direction in this case is, Prov. ii. 3, 4, &c. " If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ;" not asking faintly, but crying aloud, and lifting up the voice through the fervency of the desire... | |
| Arminianism - 1879 - 1042 pages
...God, and when you do it is in a careless manner. But the promise of success is to the diligent : ' If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy...and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shall thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.' There is the prejudiced... | |
| Brian Hill - Sermons, English - 1822 - 454 pages
...understanding of them, and to make them effectual to our salvation. " My son," says Solomon, " if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding ; yea, if thou seekest her as silver, and searches!... | |
| Robert Leighton - Theology - 1822 - 500 pages
...of grace unto thine head, and chains about thy neck :"* and of religion, under the name of wisdom, " If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hidden treasure/'-j- " Happy is the man that fmdeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.... | |
| Hervey Wilbur - Bible - 1823 - 146 pages
...? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.- Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and lii'test up thy voice for understanding ; If thou seekest her...searchest for her as for hid treasures ; Then shalt thou imderstand the fear of the Lord, and fmd the knowledge of GOD.- But seek ye first the kingdom of GOD,... | |
| Thom Scott - Theology - 1823 - 586 pages
...themselves. Nor can the subject be better closed than with the followiqg important passage, " My son, if thou wilt " receive my words, and hide my commandments...that thou incline thine ear unto " wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding; " yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up " thy voice for understanding... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1823 - 778 pages
...delivered on the occasion : the one by the Rev. Hugh Button, of Birmingham, from Prov. ii. 3 — 5 : " If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekcst her Ħis : ĦIVIT, aud -can-best for her as for bidden treasures ; then shalt thou understand... | |
| 1823 - 836 pages
...delivered on the occasion : the one by the Rev. Hugh Mutton, of Birmingham, from Prov. ii. 3—5 : " If thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekcst her as silver, and searchest for her as for hidden treasures ; then shalt thou understand the... | |
| Theology - 1824 - 400 pages
...wise preacher in Israel. " My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments with thde, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply...understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver and searches! for her as for hid treasure, then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord and find the... | |
| John Newton, Richard Cecil - Theology - 1824 - 634 pages
...thon wilt receive my words, and hide my commandment within thee ; so that thou incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding : yea,...thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as hid treasures : then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God ;" Prov.... | |
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