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" In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights,... "
Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania: With the Incidental History of the ... - Page 265
by William Crawford Armor - 1874 - 557 pages
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The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volume 11

1818 - 594 pages
...findpolitical truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? — In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...to our circumstances. scarce able to distinguish it w hen presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ?—In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1819 - 896 pages
...political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, liow has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ? — In the beginning of the contest with Britain, wheu we...
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Essays and Letters, Volumes 1-2

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 pages
...political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us ; how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights, to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginuing of the contest with Britain, when we were...
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The British Prose Writers...: Dr. B. Franklin's essays

1821 - 356 pages
...political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us ; how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights, to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were...
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A discourse on prayer

John Thornton - 1824 - 394 pages
...to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights, to illuminate oar understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were...
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A Political and Civil History of the United States of America ..., Volume 2

Timothy Pitkin - 1828 - 562 pages
...political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ?— In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we...
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The Quarterly Christian Spectator

1829 - 742 pages
...political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ? — In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we...
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A History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the ...

Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 608 pages
...it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning...Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard ; and they were graciously...
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A History of the United States of America: On a Plan Adapted to the Capacity ...

Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 366 pages
...our meeting — that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the FtUlier of Liglits to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning...Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard; and they were graciously answered....
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