| James H. Hutson - 2009 - 288 strani
...writings, that "except the Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance,... | |
| William J. Federer - 2005 - 292 strani
...longer l live, the more convincing proofs l see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men.. .without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach, a bye-word down to future ages."... All of us, as Protestants, Catholics, and Jews, have a special... | |
| Claude Stauffer - 2005 - 238 strani
...writings, that 'except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.* I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid...the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach... | |
| R. Donald McGaffigan - 2005 - 311 strani
...Writings, that 'except the Lord build the House, !hey labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid...political building no better than the builders of Babel." Benjamin Franklin Statement hi- made ;U the •• . • GaisUtuticaial Convention, June 28, 1787 vrod... | |
| Alf J. Mapp - 2003 - 196 strani
...writings, that 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe that, without his concurring aid,...political building no better than the builders of Babel. If the statement can be taken at face value — and the earnestness argues for such acceptance —... | |
| Carolyn Powell, Thresa Lukacena - 2005 - 217 strani
...writings, 'that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid...political building no better than the builders of Babel." Jonathon Dayton writes about what happened after Benjamin Franklin's speech. He noted that for the... | |
| Chris Rodda - 2006 - 534 strani
...writings, that "except the Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid...confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance,... | |
| Bob Gingrich - 2006 - 262 strani
...Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it I firmly believe this. I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we...political building no better than the builders of Babel." When his friend Thomas Paine asked Franklin for his thoughts, prior to publication of Paine's controversial... | |
| Bob Gingrich - 2006 - 261 strani
...Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this. I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we...political building no better than the builders of Babel." When his friend Thomas Paine asked Franklin for his thoughts, prior to publication of Paine's controversial... | |
| Philip Yancey - 2006 - 357 strani
...that the various factions would argue their own interests and reach no agreement: "Without his [God's] concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel." Franklin then made a motion, "That henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven and its blessing... | |
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