 It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered — that of neither has been...  Abraham Lincoln - Page 488by Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 542 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Steele, William McCorkle - Clergy - 1814 - 172 pages
...offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned & avoid them Matt 18 & 7 Woe to the World because of offences for it must needs be that offences come...but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh. If thou bring thy gift to the alter & thare remembrest that thy Brother hath ought against thee &c These... | |
 | Amos Westoby - 1834 - 182 pages
...obnoxious to the woe denounced by the Saviour. " Woe to the world because of offences, LECTURE HI. for it must needs be that offences come : but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh." If it be asked, against whom is the offence done which Christ resents ? he himself furnishes the answer... | |
 | Charles Bridges - Bible - 1850 - 312 pages
...some of us, for Christ's sake; yet alas! not altogether "falsely?" 5 " Woe unto the world, because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come;...woe to that man by whom the offence cometh !"• If however the reproach of the world be "the reproach of Christ," "let us hold fast the profession of... | |
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - Slavery - 1857 - 946 pages
...sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered — that of neither has been answered...Almighty has His own purposes. ' Woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come ; but woe to that man by whom the offense... | |
 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...sweat of other men's faces ; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both could not be answered ; that of neither has been answered fully....Almighty has His own purposes. 'Woe unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be that offences come, but woe to that man by whom the offence... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...of other men's faces. 25 But let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both should not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully....Almighty has his own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offences, for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by 80 whom the offence... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both should not be answered. That of neither has beet answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes. " Woe unto the world because of offences, for it must necds be that offences come ; but woe to that man by 30 whom the offence... | |
 | Education - 1864 - 272 pages
...sweat of other men's faces ; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both could not be .answered — that of neither has been answered...Almighty has His own purposes. " Woe unto the world because of offenses ! for it must be that offenses come ; but woe to that man by whom the offense corneth."... | |
 | Horace Greeley - Slavery - 1866 - 842 pages
...sweat of other men's faces. But let us judge not, that we bo not judged. The prayer of both could not report tersely says : " From an early period in tbo...Rebellion, I had been impressed with the idea thut because of offenses ; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense... | |
 | William Turner Coggeshall - 1865 - 342 pages
...of neither has been fully answered. The Almighty has his own purposes. ' Woe unto the world because of offences, for it must needs be that offences come,...If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of the offences, which, in the providence of God must needs come, but which, having through His appointed... | |
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