 | 1799 - 224 pages
...Providence, this may be often overlooked, but it is nevertheless true. " Them that honour me," says God, " I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed," 1 Sam. ii. 30. There is, therefore, great encouragement to the young, both as it regards this world... | |
 | Joanna Southcott - 1804 - 612 pages
...thy writings, honour ME that gave them ; for all shall know they are from ME the LIVING LORD. So they that honour ME, I will honour ; and they that despise ME, shall be lightly esteemed ; for they that despise thy writings must despise the Spirit, and do despite to the Spirit of God.... | |
 | 1803 - 516 pages
...of her conduct might be miftaken or mifreprefented. SJie ufed often to repeat thefe words : " Them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me, shall be lightly esteemed. *" What fhe was in retirement, or the devotion of the clofet, was known only to Him " who feeth in... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 534 pages
...thy father, should walk before me for ever : but now the LORD saith, Be it far from mys ; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Here God revokes the conditional decree, that £li and his family 31 should continue firiests for ever*... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - 1806 - 308 pages
...Nay, my son for it is no good report that I hear : Now the.Lord saith. Be it iar from me, for them that honour me, I will honour : and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 2, All boasting and vain [rl'jry,and that whether we boast of a false gift, or those gifts which we... | |
 | Richard Steele - 1807 - 238 pages
...choose life that thou and thy seed may live, &c. Deut. xxx. 11, 20. " The Lord GOD of Israel saith, them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed, 1 Sam. ii. 30. "Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart ; for consider how great... | |
 | Laurence Howel - 1807 - 588 pages
...Eli, will be found by experience to be generally adopted in the conduct of Divine Providence. " Them that honour me, I will honour; and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed." A large degree of tender affection is due to children ; but if we resign our authority to them, and... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me, saith God. 1 Sam. ii. 30. The Lord saith, them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemedi 2 C'hron. xix. 2. Shouldst thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord, therefore... | |
 | William Penn - 1807 - 394 pages
...gaudy titles, requisite to express this honour. Thus God honours holy men : " They (says the Lord) that honour me, I will honour ; and they that despise me, shall be t 1 Tim. v. 17. h Philip, ii. 29. ' Heb. xiii. 4. k Esth. vi. 6. ' Esth. viii. 16. "'1 Pet. iii. lightly... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 542 pages
...SECTION 3. HE showed a spirit of forgiveness, and a magnanimity, that do honour to human nature. Them that honour me, I will honour; and they that despise me, shall be lightly esteemed. Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, health, peace, and competence.... | |
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I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever : but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me ; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 
