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" Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens... "
The Essence and the Ethics of Politics: Individual Messages to the Public ... - Page 22
by Silas Arthur Cook - 1915 - 348 pages
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Sermons. Memoirs of Captain John Creichton.-v.11-15. Letters

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 pages
...destructive to the state, as to the church. It was the advice of Jethro to his son-in-law Moses, to " provide able men, such as fear God, men " of truth, hating covetousness," and to place such over the people ; and Moses, who was as wise a statesman at least as any in this age,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 10

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 416 pages
...destructive to the state, as to the church. It was the advice of Jethro to his son-in-law Moses, to " provide able men, such as fear God, men " of truth, hating covetousness," and to place such over the people ; and Moses, who was as wise a statesman at least as any in this age,...
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 1

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 446 pages
...covetousness, who wiilnot take a bribe to fier-vert justice, but will act a generous, disinterested /tart ; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands,...of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens ; thus forming greater and lesser courts of 22 justice : And let them judge the people at all seasons,...
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A Scripture Account of the Faith and Practice of Christians: Consisting of ...

Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...19. See Lev. xix. 15. Amos v. I5. XCVIII. Qualifications of the civil magistrate. Exod. xviii. 21. Thou shalt provide out of all the people able men,...men of truth, hating covetousness, and place such to be rulers. Deut. i. 13. Take ye wise men and understanding, known among your tribes, and I will...
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The works of ... Ezekiel Hopkins, arranged and revised, with a ..., Volume 1

Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...filthy channels. Kings, therefore, should do according to the counsel of Jethro : Exod. xviii. 21. Provide, out of all the people, able men ; such, as...men of truth, hating covetousness : and place such as these over them. But where this course is not taken ; but such are intrusted with command and authority,...
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A Narrative of the Confinement and Exile of William Steel Dickson, D. D ...

William Steel Dickson - 1812 - 522 pages
...; and prescribes it as an dispensable quality in men who are to be intrusted with civil power. " * Provide, out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness :" " f Wise men, and understanding, known among your tribes, and place such to be rulers over you ;"...
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A narrative of the confinement and exile of William Steel Dickson [the ...

William Steel Dickson - 1812 - 522 pages
...; and prescribes it as an dispensable quality in men who are to be intrusted with civil power. " * Provide, out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, bating covetousness :'* " f Wise men, and understanding, known among yoor tribes, and place such to...
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A Collection of Sermons: Which Have Been Preached on Various ..., Volume 3

Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 pages
...trusts reposed in them. He directed his people, in the choice of their civil officers, "to provide able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness." And he said by the mouth of David, "he that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in tke fear of God." Though...
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The Works of Jonathan Swift: Twelve sermons. Tracts

Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 462 pages
...destructive to the state as to the church. It was the advice of Jethro to his son-in-law Moses, to " provide able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness," and to place, such over the people; and Moses, who was as wise a statesman at least as any in this age,...
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Genesis to Chronicles

1815 - 706 pages
...ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people...of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens : 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons : and it shall be, that every great matter they shall...
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