If God be gracious enough to give eternal Life, to which we have not the least natural Right, can he possibly with-hold that which, from our Make and Dependance on him, we have just Reason to expect?
Truth avail, when its Dependance is much more upon the Ignorant than the sensible Auditor?
This instead of assuming that we have already in & of ourselves the Grace of Forgiveness, acknowledges our Dependance on God, the Fountain of Mercy for any Share we may have in it, praying that he would communicate of it to us.
Give us what is ours, seems to put us in a Claim of Right, and to contain too little of the grateful Acknowledgment and Sense of Dependance that becomes Creatures who live on the daily Bounty of their Creator.
The Indians tell us that the Salmon begin to run early in the next month; it will be unfortunate for us if they do not, for they must form our principal dependance for food in assending the Columbia above the Falls and it's S.
Dinner to day, and our only Certain dependance is the roots we Can precure from the nativs for the fiew articles we have left those roots with what Game we Can precure from the wods will probably last us untill the arival of the Salmon.
The Seeoux they Said they had no dependance in and Should kill them whenever they Came into their Country to do them harm &c.
Several Skins are also Spoiled which is a loss, as they are our principal dependancefor Clothes to last us to our homes &c.
Spain, to a certain degree, from its dependance on the Vatican.
I have already stated, that no dependance can be placed on the account given by Gregorio Leti of the conversations of the emperor with Don Bartholomew Carranza de Miranda, archbishop of Toledo.
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy ofdependance or reliance; trustworthy.
This vice, in the English constitution, renders a dependanceon that government very unsafe.
Tis to your influence and exertions I am indebted for the attempt which I have made, to procure that self-dependance which I so earnestly covet.
The same writer truly observes, that little or no dependance is to be placed on that loyalty which wants the support of bribes and pensions.
The Person I have my present Dependance upon, has it in his Nature, as well as in his Power, to advance me, by recommending me to a Gentleman that is going beyond Sea in a publick Employment.
It was thought the Fate of these Nymphs had so near a Dependance on some Trees, more especially Oaks, that they lived and died together.
Dependance is a perpetual Call upon Humanity, and a greater Incitement to Tenderness and Pity than any other Motive whatsoever.
It is the true interest of America to steer clear of European contentions, which she never can do, while by her dependance on Britain, she is made the make-weight in the scale on British politics.
The assuming letter she had received; the interview she should have to sustain; and her apparent dependance upon Sir Sedley, sinking her into complete despondence.
Camilla, shocked by such obvious displeasure, quitted Cleves with still increasing sadness; and Mrs. Arlbery would heartily have repented her invitation, but for her dependanceupon Sir Sedley Clarendel.
I have not a dependance in the world, now, but upon you!
Hogs, which are a main dependance for food as well as profit, are the constant prey of the bears; and the holds of these animals are so strong, that the hunters are unable to keep down their numbers.
They promised obedience to the "great father," but they soon showed how little dependance could be placed on the promises of uncivilized nations.
He thank'd him for the Favour, and putting his whole Dependance on the Words of his Mouth, desir'd he would give him the Advice he spoke of.
Tenderness to their offspring, in all sensible beings, is commonly able alone to counter-balance the strongest motives of self-love, and has no manner of dependance on that affection.
I expected to have received my ticket, but no one came, I clearly see no dependance can be placed upon the creature.
In the wisdom of God, and in harmony with the highest purposes of grace, life is so constructed, as to make man feel his own weakness, and his dependance upon Divine power.
During the day I felt a humble dependance upon Jesus.
Several circumstances which have occurred in our Society, painful in themselves, have turned out to my benefit, destroying my dependance on man, and pointing me to the Rock which is higher than I.
I think I am stripped of all dependance upon them; but fear I do not make that improvement of them which I ought.
It was all patronage and protection on one side, and dependance and servility on the other.
This dependance it has been my fate to know and feel more extensively, perhaps, than any other man that ever lived.
From Tickle's expressions, I perceived that our chief dependance lay in the noble trade of pigeon-hunting.
It seems particularly designed to guard Christians against misunderstanding some things in St. Paul's writings, which have been fatally perverted to the encouragement of a dependance on faith alone, without good works.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dependance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
