 | 1858 - 348 pages
...peace." Franklin also prefixed the following brief, but earnest prayer to his tables of examination : "Bountiful Father! Merciful Guide! Increase in me...resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates." On following out this rigid scheme of self-examination, lie was surprised to find himself so much fuller... | |
 | Robert Kemp PHILP - 1859 - 182 pages
...the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use : — " O powerful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful...resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my 1; i rid offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1859 - 710 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 i. 27.] LIFE OP FRANKLIN. resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 622 pages
...Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide ! Increase m me that wisdom which discovers my trupst interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what...wisdom dictates Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the only return in my power for thy continual favors to me." I used also sometimes a little... | |
 | Perseverance - 1862 - 310 pages
...that he derived the greatest benefit from it. In 1732 Franklin first began to publish his bounteous Father! merciful Guide! increase in me that wisdom which discovers my truest interest. Sirengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to Thy other... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use : " 0 powerful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide...wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favors to me." HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. I used... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 pages
...following little prayer, which was prefix'd to my tables of examination, for daily use. " O fmverful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide ! Increase...which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1869 - 426 pages
...16, 17. 222 following little prayer, which was prefix'd to my tables of examination, for daily use. " O powerful Goodness! bountiful Father! merciful Guide!...wisdom which discovers my truest interest Strengthen my resolutions to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the... | |
 | 1871 - 784 pages
...Prefixed to the tables of examination in his little book, was the following prayer, for daily use : " 0 powerful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide...wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to Thy other children, as the only return in my power for Thy continual favors to me." This prayer would suit any... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1875 - 579 pages
...formed the following little prayer, which was prefix'd 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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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. 
