| Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1820 - 540 pagina’s
...it closes. ' When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest place, lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him, and he that bade thee and him, come and say to thee, Give this man place, and thou begin with shame to take the lowest place; but when thou... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 318 pagina’s
...eternally prompting us to expect. When therefore, thou art bidden to a wedding, fays our SAYIOUR,.JU not down in the higheft room, left a more honourable...thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him, cqme and fay to thee, — Give this man place ; and thou begin with fhame to take the lowefl room.... | |
| Thomas Thirlwall - 1803 - 324 pagina’s
...unto them, " When thou art bidden of any man to a wed" ding, sit not down in the highest room ; lest " a more honourable man than thou be bidden " of him ; and he that bade thee and him " come and say to thee,. Give this man placet " and thou begin with shame to take the " lowest room. But when... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 566 pagina’s
...is eternally prompting us to expect. When therefore, thou art bidden to a wedding, fays our SATIOUR, fit not down -in the higheft room, left a more honourable man thin thou be bidden of him.; and he that bade thee and him, come and fay to thee,, — Give this man... | |
| William Huntington - 1804 - 606 pagina’s
...conie fuitable to our cafe, we muft not afeend : " When diou art. bidden to a wedding," faj s Chrift, " fit not down in the higheft room, left a more honourable man than thou be bidden." We muft imitate the fiaviour. He firffc appeared in the form of a feryant ; and, when the law comes... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1805 - 470 pagina’s
...art bidden to a wedding, says our SAVIoUR, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou, be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and him, come and say to thee Give this man place :....And thou begin with siiame, to take the loowest room. ........But... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1806 - 340 pagina’s
...rniniftsr, and to give his life a raufom for many. 5. ...When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, fit not down in the higheft room, left a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him ; and he that hade thee and him come and fay to thee, Give this man place ; and thou begin with (name to take the... | |
| Ralph Williston - 1806 - 436 pagina’s
...thou, art bidcU-n of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the hi^'itstroom, lest a more honouruble man than thou, be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee, and liim) come and say to thee, Give this man place: and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1808 - 634 pagina’s
...rooms ; saying unto them When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and him come and say unto thee, Give this man place ; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou... | |
| Laurence Sterne - 1808 - 462 pagina’s
...eternally prompting us to expect. When, therefore, thou art bidden to a wedding, fays our Saviour, fit not down in the higheft room, left a more honourable man than thou be be bidden of him ; and he that bad thee and him, come and fay to thee, — Give this man place : and... | |
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