Think well what pure and sweet delights a holy soul may enjoy from God, in his holy service; and then you will see what sin is, which robbeth him of these delights, and preferreth fleshly lusts before them.
Not but that radically he preferreth riches and honour before his beggarly sloth and ease; but those desires having no matter to work upon, do not stir in him, because he hath no hope of reaching such a thing.
It is always more careful of the substance than the circumstances; it preferreth great things before small; it contendeth not for small controversies to the loss or wrong of greater truths, Matt.
True thankfulness having a just estimate of mercies comparatively, preferreth spiritual and everlasting mercies before those that are merely corporal and transitory.
Is not Mr Sprint, who standeth in such a huge distance from all who are of our mind, and so far preferreth himself and his followers to us as if we did not truly fear the name of God?
He sacrificeth in Gabaon: in the choice which God gave him he preferreth wisdom.
We are esteemed by him as triflers, and he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness, and he preferreth the latter end of the just, and glorieth that he hath God for his father.
HOmere therefore deserueth greate commendacion, for this one sentence, whiche preferreth a Monarchie before all states.
Christ preferreth his Father's will above heaven and earth: Antichrist preferreth himself and his traditions above all that is written, or that is called God, or worshiped.
But you say, 'it is that good habit and temper of mind that preferreth God, and his Son Jesus Christ, before all the world.
Christ preferreth his Father's will above heaven and earth; antichrist preferreth himself and his traditions above all that is written, or that is called God or worshipped.
Q "And who is he thatpreferreth his future to his present welfare?
For he that will love a life of poverty and misery better than heaven, deserveth indeed to go without it, much more than he that preferreth a life of plenty and prosperity before it.
Sidenote: Liketh the reading of Eros, but preferreth that of Heros, and giveth reasons.
Liketh the reading of Eros, but preferreth that of Heros, and giveth reasons.
Blessed is he whopreferreth his brother before himself.
Well is it with the king who keepeth a tight hold on the reins of his passion, restraineth his anger and preferreth justice and fairness to injustice and tyranny.
Hadst thou slain me in haste, repentance would have been sore on thee and longsome annoy, and on this wise whoso preferreth haste shall rue.
Eke he preferreth some of them over others, and in this he is like the potter,[FN#564] who filleth his liln with all the vessels he hath moulded and under them kindleth his fire.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "preferreth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
