 | William Romaine - 1821 - 320 pages
...to 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 after... | |
 | Sinclare Kelburn - 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... | |
 | Brian Hill - 1822 - 454 pages
...right 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!... | |
 | 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 voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shall thou understand... | |
 | Thom Scott - 1823 - 586 pages
...experimental knowledge of divine things, is not to be acquired without earnest and diligent seeking : " My son, if thou wilt " receive my words and hide my...that thou incline thine ear unto " wisdom, and apply thine" heart to understanding ; " yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up " thy voice for... | |
 | 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 ¡is : ¡IVIT, aud -can-best for her as for bidden treasures ; then shalt thou... | |
 | 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... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 522 pages
...they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord.— Prov. i. 5. 22. 28, 29. Apply thine heart to understanding: yea, if thou criest after...knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding : if thou seek her as silver, &c. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge... | |
 | John Newton, Richard Cecil - 1824 - 634 pages
...words, and hide my commandment within thee ; so that thou incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding : yea, if thou criest after...knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as hid treasures : then shalt thou understand... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 530 pages
...did not choose the fear of the Lord.— Prov. i. 5. 22. 28, 29. Apply thine heart to understand* ing: yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding : if thon seek her as silver, &c. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge... | |
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My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest... 
