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" And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it ; to this end I formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. "
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words : Addressed to Those who Think - Page 101
by Charles Caleb Colton - 1837 - 453 pages
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American Literature

Robert Shafer - American literature - 1926 - 1410 pages
...to my tables of examination, for daily use. O powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Cuidel ut his lips; and I saw that he spoke in a low, hurried, and gibbering murmur resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the...
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Autobiography and Other Writings

Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 404 pages
...form'd the following little Prayer, which was prefix'd to my Tables of Examination; for daily Use. 0 Powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...Increase in me that Wisdom which discovers my truest Interests; Strengthen my Resolutions to perform what that Wisdom dictates. Accept my kind Offices to...
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Pilgrim Souls: A Collection of Spiritual Autobiography

Amy Mandelker, Elizabeth Powers - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 552 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prcfix'd to my tables of examination, for daily use. "O powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the...
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God Seen Through the Eyes of the Greatest Minds

Michael Caputo - Religion - 2000 - 248 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. O powerful Goodness! Bountiful Father! Merciful Guide!...which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolutions to perform that which wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to Thy other children as...
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Cultural Visions: Essays in the History of Culture

Penny Schine Gold, Benjamin C. Sax - Civilization - 2000 - 332 pages
...form'd the following little Prayer, which was prefix'd to my Tables of Esamination; for daily Use. О Powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...Increase in me that Wisdom which discovers my truest Interests: Strengthen my Resolutions to perform what that Wisdom dictates. Accept my kind Dffices to...
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When Legends Rise Again: The Convergence of Capitalism and Christianity

William L. Roth - Religion - 2002 - 290 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. 'O powerful Goodness! Bountiful Father! Merciful Guide!...which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the...
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A Benjamin Franklin Reader

Walter Isaacson - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 576 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use. 0 powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...which discovers my truest interest. strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the...
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Franklin on Franklin

Paul M. Zall - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 330 pages
...this End I form'd the following little Prayer, which was prefix'd to my Table of Examination; viz. O Powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...Increase in me that Wisdom which discovers my truest Interests; Strengthen my Resolutions to perform what that Wisdom dictates. Accept my kind Offices to...
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The Founders on Religion: A Book of Quotations

James H. Hutson - Reference - 2009 - 288 pages
...Assistance for obtaining it; to this End I form'd the following little Prayer . . . for daily Use. O Powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...Increase in me that Wisdom which discovers my truest Interests; Strengthen my Resolutions to perform what that Wisdom dictates. Accept my kind Offices to...
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Including Poor Richard's Almanac ...

Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 320 pages
...I formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination for daily use: "O powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide! Increase in me that wisdom which discovers rny truest interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind...
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