 | Anton Friedrich Büsching - 1794 - 1146 sivua
...hould not delight to furnifh (bine of their pofterity with gifts fit for magiftracy, we fhould cxpofe them rather to reproach and prejudice, and the commonwealth with them, than exalt them to honor, if we fhould call them forth, when ' God does not, to public authority. 3Bie man bod) bort Ottern... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1853 - 570 sivua
...talent under a bushel, and a sin against the honor of magistracy to neglect such in our elections. But if God should not delight to furnish some of their...and the commonwealth with them, than exalt them to honor, if we should call them forth, when God did not, to the magistracy." On the receipt of this answer,... | |
 | 1846 - 522 sivua
...under a bushel, and a sin against the honour of magistracy to neglect such in our public elections. But if God should not delight to furnish some of their...reproach and prejudice, and the commonwealth with them, rather than exalt them to honour, if we should call them forth, when God doth not, to public authority."... | |
 | Caleb Hopkins Snow - 1825 - 460 sivua
...with his honours to all his posterity : if God should not delight to furnish some of them with gifts for magistracy, we should expose them rather to reproach and prejudice, and the commonwealth with them, if we should call them forth to publick authority.' One instance of Mr. Cotton's conduct in a political... | |
 | Caleb Hopkins Snow - 1828 - 482 sivua
...with his honours to all his posterity : if God should not delight to furnish some of them with gifts for magistracy, we should expose them rather to reproach and prejudice, and the commonwealth with them, if we should call them forth to publick authority.' One instance of Mr. Cotton's conduct in a political... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1834 - 530 sivua
...under a bushel; and a sin against the honor of magistracy to neglect such in our public elections. But if God should not delight to furnish some of their...and the commonwealth with them, than exalt them to honor, if we should call them forth, when God doth not, to public authority." 1 And thus the proposition... | |
 | 1837 - 664 sivua
...under a bushel, and a sin against the honour of magistracy to neglect such in our public elections. But if God should not delight to furnish some of their...than exalt them to honour, if we should call them fonh, when God doth not, to public authority." We must now conclude. We have looked anxiously for the... | |
 | 1837 - 662 sivua
...under a bushel, and a sin against the honour of magistracy to neglect such in our public elections. But if God should not delight to furnish some of their...them forth, when God doth not, to public authority." We must now conclude. We have looked anxiously for the further progress of this work, and rejoice to... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1837 - 500 sivua
...under a bushel, and a sin against the honor of magistracy to neglect such in our public elections. But if God should not delight to furnish some of their...posterity with gifts fit for magistracy, we should ex}K)se them rather to reproach and prejudice, and the commonwealth with them, than exalt them to honor,... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge - 1838 - 48 sivua
...for government, it would be a taking of God's name in vain, to put such a talent under a bushel; but if God should not delight to furnish some of their...and the commonwealth with them, than exalt them to honor, if we should call them forth when God doth not, to public authority." I cite these instances... | |
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But if God should not delight to furnish some of their posterity with gifts fit for magistracy, we should expose them rather to reproach and prejudice, and the commonwealth with them, than exalt them to honor, if we should call them forth, when God doth... 
