...consideration that Agur founded his prayer, which, for the wisdom of it, is recorded in holy writ. ' Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or Jest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.' I shall fill the remaining part of...

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...consideration that Agur founded his prayer, which, for the wisdom of it, is recorded in holy writ. ' Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...with food convenient for me : lest I be full and deny thce, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.'...

...for ourselves, every wise man would say with Agur in the book of Proverbs,* " Give me neither poverty nor riches, feed me with food convenient for me, lest...poor^ and steal, and take the name of my GOD in vain." But He, who best knows what is fit for us, has not left us this choice. He has * Proverbs xxx. 8, 9....

...require^ And belter things than those which we desire. Dryd. Palnm. St Arc. Give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me :...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Agur's Prayer. Prov. ch. xxj, v. 8, 9. INTRODUCTION. PERMIT me, Stanhope ', as I form'd thy youth To...

...kingdom, Prov. xxx. Therefore Agur presented this excellent prayer unto God, " Give me neither poverty nor riches •, feed me with food convenient for me...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." Wretched man ! to what purpose dost thou labour so carefully to gather up riches for thy children ?...

...consideration that Agur founded his prayer, which, for the wisdom of it, is recorded in holy writ: "Two things have I required of thee, deny me them...poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for roe ; lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take...

...inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. f Prov. xxx. 9. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. ^ Mai. i. 6. A son honouretb his father, and a servant his master : if then I be a father, where is...

...new, Levit. xxvi. 10. And David prays God to send the store promised. And Agur presumed likewise: " Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain," Prov. xxx. 7 — 9. But these Old Testament saints had the pre-eminence ; it must not be so done in...

...to envy, falser hood, dishonesty, perjury. Let us therefore say with Agur, Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. But even those christians, Philetus, who move in this middle sphere, are not exempt from the calamities...