 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1840 - 610 ページ
...organizing the government. Mr. Davenport preached, after the quaint manner of the day, from the text, " Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars," — the pith and marrow of the discoursebeing to show, that the church should be founded on " seven... | |
 | Thomas Worden - 1840 - 312 ページ
...relates to Christ, as a steward intrusted in this great work of giving out grace to the Lord's people ; " Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: she hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. She hath... | |
 | John D. Post - 1842 - 314 ページ
...the clauses, in other respects, constitute distinct propositions, the semicolon may be used ; as, " Wisdom hath builded her house ; she hath hewn out her seven pillars ; she hath killed her beasts ; she hath mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table."—Prov.... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 ページ
...the chief object of his love, the chief source of his joy and glory. Mm 2 Wisdom's invitation; and 1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars : 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She... | |
 | Saint John Henry Newman - 1842 - 442 ページ
...look around, for it is fulfilled at this day ; yea, long ago, for many ages, and in many countries. " Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars." Where is the grot ? where the stall for cattle ? where the manger ? where the grass and straw ? where... | |
 | Henry White - 1842 - 454 ページ
...the occasion. The Rev. JOHN BARNARD, of Andover, North Parish, preached from Proverbs ix. 1, 2, 3. Wisdom hath builded her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars; she hath killed her beasts, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also furnished her <oble; she hath... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1843 - 234 ページ
...the clauses, in other respects, constitute distinct propositions, the semicolon may be used ; as, " Wisdom hath builded her house ; she hath hewn out her seven pillars; she hath killed her beasts ; she hath mingled her wine ; she hath also furnished her table."—Pro«.... | |
 | John Frost - 1843 - 132 ページ
...having a dependence upon each other or upon some common clause, they are separated by semicolons ; as, " Wisdom hath builded her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars; she hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table." COLON. 1.... | |
 | Guillaume Durand - 1843 - 396 ページ
...Although the Piers are more in number than seven, yet they are called seven, according to that saying, WISDOM HATH BUILDED HER HOUSE, SHE HATH HEWN OUT HER SEVEN PILLARS : tt because Bishops ought to be filled with the sevenfold influences of the HOLY GHOST i 44 and SS.... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1843 - 236 ページ
...and the clauses, in other respects, constitute distinct propositions, the semicolon may be used; as, "Wisdom hath builded her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars; she hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table."—Prov.... | |
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by emphasizing the sanctity of the number ' seven', by giving a new meaning to the saying that 'Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars', and by connecting the seven arts with the education of his monks, 
