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Chance is a nickname for Providence.
[Fr., Le hasard est un sobriquet de la Providence.]
Chance is a nickname for Providence.
[Fr., Le hasard est un sobriquet de la Providence.]
There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow
There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]
Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Wherever thou may'st be.
Fear not, but trust in Providence,
Wherever thou may'st be.
The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of read more
The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of man; and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?
When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing read more
When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us through the Revolution, in preparing us for the reception of a general government, and in conciliating the good will of the People of America towards one
Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things
to their proper places.
[Lat., Deus haec fortasse read more
Perhaps Providence by some happy change will restore those things
to their proper places.
[Lat., Deus haec fortasse benigna
Reducet in sedem vice.]
And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform,
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform,
Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm.
We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to
enhance the value of its favours.
We sometimes had those little rubs which Providence sends to
enhance the value of its favours.