 | Edward Nares - 1803 - 432 pages
...or desire other mens' goods, but to " learn and labour truly to get his own living, " and to do his duty in that state of life into " which it shall please God to call him." It may seem unnecessary to have repeated these articles thus at length in this assembly, but... | |
 | Harriet Corp - 1814 - 202 pages
...praising him, and that is by obeying his commandments, and doing your duty as your catechism expresses it, in that state of life into which it shall please God to place you." While I addressed my young hearers in the foregoing terms, I attentively marked their countenances,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...are required " to learn anil labour truly (that is. honestly) to get our own living, and to do our duty in that state of life into which it shall please God to call us." — These words will be suffidently explained by considering, first, that we all have some station... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...world. Whether -we find this character among those •worthy people of the present day, who are content to do their duty. ' in that State of life into which it hath pleased God to call them,' or look back upon it in the times that are past, we can have no doubt... | |
 | Arthur Thistlewood - 1820 - 684 pages
...authority under him, and never forget the injunction to learn and labour truly to get their own living, and to do their duty in that state of life into which it baa pleased God to call them. Gentlemen, it is not the sacrifice of such a number of obscure individuals... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1824 - 794 pages
...we are required " to learn and labour truly (that is, honestly) to get our own living, and to do our handise I will. Go, go, Tubal, and meet me at our synagogue ; go, u«." — These words will be sufficiently explained by considering, firs*, that we all have some station... | |
 | John BULL (Curate of Clipston.) - 1824 - 420 pages
...things ; to submit to his will ; and to be " content with such things as they have ;"e endeavouring "to do their duty in that state of life into which it hath pleased God to call them." Are any rich 9 Let them consider, who has given them riches, and for... | |
 | 1826 - 320 pages
...religiously read, — read that it may be profitable, disposes people to be content in their station, and to do their duty in that state of life into which it has pleased God to calL.the«a,;<~.t».feei*espectful'to superiors, and obedi^nt,t0.aU )?wfuii«olM»»ds;—... | |
 | John Minter Morgan - 1834 - 460 pages
...from your luxurious tables; in the mean time the religion preached by your dependents admonishes them to do their duty in that state of life into which it shall please God (not your rapacity) to call them*! "Such is their lot in these halcyon days of peace : at other times,... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1839 - 80 pages
...raiment, I ought to be therewith content8;" "to learn and labour truly to get my own living, and to do my duty in that state of life, into which it shall please God to call me." PART IV. THE LORD'S PRAYER. CHAP. I.— FOR THE PROMOTION OF GOD'S GLORY SECTION I. Q. " My good... | |
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Not to covet or desire other men's goods; but to learn and labour truly to get their own living, and to do their duty in that state of life into which it shall please God to call them. 
