 | 1851 - 592 pages
...those ancient collects which, through God's good providence, have been preserved for our use, — " О God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many...our nature we cannot always stand upright ; grant," &c. " О Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy Church, that they who do lean only upon the hope of thy... | |
 | 1842
...is soon 12 LINES ON THE DEATH OF AN INFANT. moved to pity, when we bring this complaint before him, that " by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright." 2. But it becomes us not for ever to lie down, bemoaning our sad weakness. We must vigorously betake... | |
 | 1814
...to " leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness." (Prov. ii. 13.) And though, by reason of the frailty of our nature, we cannot always stand upright, yet blessed are those who, by the assistance of divine grace, so resist the many temptations of the... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 490 pages
...IN THE LITURGY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. O God, who knoioest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature loe cannot always stand tipright ; Grant to us such strength and protection, as may support 2is in... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 824 pages
...The necessity intended is then not that of compulsion. ' O God, who knowest us ' to be in the aaidst of so many and great dangers, ' that by reason of...of our nature, we cannot ' always stand upright.'* " Ye cannot do the things " that ye would."3 Here a necessity of coming short at least of sinless obedience,... | |
 | Robert Nelson - 1815 - 564 pages
...always so prevent and follow us, as to make us continually to be given to all good Works. And thou, O God ! who knowest us to be set in the Midst of so...great Dangers, that by reason of the Frailty of our Natures we cannot always stand upright ; grant to us such Strength and Protection as may support us... | |
 | Wesleyan Methodists services - 1817 - 278 pages
...thee. And his servant was healed in the self-same hour FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. The Collect. OGOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of OUF nature we cannot always stand upright, grant to us such strength and protection as may support... | |
 | William Eames - 1817 - 330 pages
...those supplications, which are rendered unattainable only on the part of man, not God. We can avow " that by reason of the frailty of our nature, we cannot always stand upright,"(/) — and yet pray " that we may fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger,"^) — because... | |
 | Hector Davies Morgan - 1819 - 442 pages
...before us," we pray " that " Go'd's bountiful grace and mercy may "speedily help and deliver us n ." " By " reason of the frailty of our nature we " cannot always stand upright 0 ." " We " have no power of ourselves to help our" selves p ." " Through the weakness of " our mortal... | |
 | Francis Atterbury (bp. of Rochester.) - 1820 - 358 pages
...the church, which comprehend in short whatever hath in this discourse been more largely delivered. " O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so...great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our natures we cannot stand upright ; grant to us such strength and protection, as may support us in all... | |
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GOD, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright... 
