...soon take me away. Q. 117. What were the two things for which Agur prayed? Proverbs, xxx. 7, 8, A. Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me. Q. 118. Doth the word of God enjoin on us never to bear false witness? Exodus, xx. 16. A. Thou shalt...

...prayer to God ; remove far from me vanity and lien, {live me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me wit h food convenient for me. Lest I be full, and deny thee,...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." He whose wishes, respecting the possessions of this world, are the most reasonable and bounded, is...

...to moderate views of human life and human happiness. Remember and admire the wisdom of Agur's wish. Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither...me : Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is tlie Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.* — Let me recommend,...

...equal. To avoid the extremes here, is our wisdom. "Give me neither poverty nor riches," says AOAR, "lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is the...poor and steal, and take the name of my GOD in vain." How npt are the poor to violate the Third Commandment in arraigning Providence, as well as to fall...

...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...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." I shall fill the remaining part of my paper with a very pretty allegory, which is wrought into a play...

...full with travail and vexation of spirit. (4 Ec. 6.) 22. What IMS Agur's earnest desire and prayer ? Remove far from me vanity and lies ; give me neither...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. (3OPr.8,9.) 23. How does Christ exhort us to avoid worldly anxiety, and seek spiritual blessings '...

...holy writ. " Two titings have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die. Remove far from HH3 me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches...poor and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." I shall fill the remaining part of my paper with a very pretty allegory, which is wrought into a play...

...himself and family, is the very first dvty of every man. " Two things," says Acun, " have I asked ; deny me them " not before I die : remove far from...convenient for me : lest I be full and " deny thee ; or lest I be poor and steal." 19. A good living, therefore, a competence, is the first thing to be...

...of the latter. The prayer of Agur furnishes a rare exception, and a pattern worthy of imitation. " Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them...poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." Prov. xxx. 7 — 10.• Habitual devotion keeps us alert and watchful. In times of prosperity, we are...

...and extreme poverty often place our moral principles in the most imminent danger. ' Two things have J required of thee ; deny me them not before I die:...and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.''.' "There is no exercise,'' I observed, "which has such a s.alutary influence over the human heart, and...