It is the palsy of the spirit where the soul wanteth faith, and the badge of a coward that cannot abide the sight of a sword.
A pleasing Cordiall, Princely Buckingham Is this thy Vow, vnto my sickely heart: There wanteth now our Brother Gloster heere, To make the blessed period of this peace Buc.
Nay, now you are too flat; And marre the concord, with too harsh a descant: There wanteth but a Meane to fill your Song Iu.
The one, because he wanteth that grace that should poise his heart, and make him right in the manner of doing; the other, because he wanteth that word of the Holy One that alone can make his cause good, as to matter.
Little candles shine but little, for there wanteth matter for the fire to work upon; but in the great sinner, here is more matter for grace to work by.
Hence note, That the church of Christ wanteth not light, no, not in the worst of times.
A thorn bringeth not forth figs, because it wanteth the nature of the fig-tree; and so doth the bramble the nature of the vine.
For such men as have only the notions of it are of all men liable to the greatest sins, because there wanteth in their notions the power of love, which alone can constrain them to love Jesus Christ.
There is no man then perisheth for want of sufficient reason in the tenders of the gospel, nor any for want of persuasions to faith; nor yet because there wanteth arguments to provoke to continue therein.
Yet as I said, not because there wanteth argument in these tenders, but because men are dead, and blind, and cannot hear the word.
A sea, looking like meadows on a river side, and whichwanteth only kine and cow-herds, to be mistaken for fields a little overflowed by a rise of the water, is a fearful thing!
I would ad the time of restoring the gospell by Queene Elizabeth, were it not that it wanteth one full yeare of 7.
This Iland hath no wood growing in it except it be forced, and yet otherwise it is verie fruitfull, and beside that it wanteth few other commodities, the finest chalke is said to be found there.
A little rill runneth also thereinto from Eston by Sowold, and another from Dunwich, by Walderswijke: and hereby it wanteth little that Eston Nesse is not cut off and made a pretie Iland.
The hauen it selfe also, if a man should measure it by the circuit, wanteth little of twentie miles, as I did gesse by the view.
Neare to these piramides appeareth out of the sand a great head of stone somewhat like marble, which is discouered so farre as the necke ioyneth with the shoulders, being all whole, sauing that itwanteth a little tippe of the nose.
Note that if a man bargaine in marchandize, it behooueth to demaund tangas of good money: for by nominating tangas onely, is vnderstood to be base money of 60 basaruches, which wanteth of the good money vt supra.
It wanteth little but that the heavens be rent in sunder from above, at the awfulness of his majesty: the angels celebrate the praise of their LORD, and ask pardon for those who dwell in the earth.
It wanteth little but that the unbelievers strike thee down with their malicious looks, when they hear the admonition of the Koran; and they say, He is certainly distracted: but it is no other than an admonition unto all creatures.
And when our evident signs are rehearsed unto them, thou mayest perceive, in the countenances of the unbelievers, a disdain thereof: it wanteth little but that they rush with violence on those who rehearse our signs unto them.
It is lighted with the oil of a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east, nor of the west:z it wanteth little but that the oil thereof would give light, although no fire touched it.
Or, as the words may also be rendered, Unto him who asketh in a modest and humble manner, and unto him who wanteth but dareth not ask.
But whoever shall be niggardly shall be niggardly towards his own soul: for GOD wanteth nothing, but ye are needy: and if ye turn back, he will substitute another people in your stead, who shall not be like unto you.
Nay, now you are too flat And mar the concord with too harsh a descant; There wanteth but a mean to fill your song.
There wanteth now our brother Gloucester here To make the blessed period of this peace.
For this is that, and nothing without it, that can make a man sincere in his obedience; the hypocrite looks for applause abroad, and forgets that he is condemned at home, and both these he does because he wanteth the fear of God.
But 'in the multitude of words there wantethnot sin.
Mine enemy is subtle, and wanteth not malice to prosecute me to death, and then to hell.
Christ is such as wanteth not provocation to us to bless, and praise, and glorify Jesus Christ.
So then, where the curse of God is due, that manwanteth righteousness.
God and Christ, good laws and good men, and their holy lives, they cannot abide, because their love wanteth a principle that should sanctify it in its first motion, and that should steer it to a goodly object.
Excommunication therefore when it wanteth the assistance of the Civill Power, as it doth, when a Christian State, or Prince is Excommunicate by a forain Authority, is without effect; and consequently ought to be without terrour.
It is a weak Soveraign, that has weak Subjects; and a weak People, whose Soveraign wanteth Power to rule them at his will.
Their art and poeme counted of none effect, Who wanteth reason good to discerne from ill Doth worthy writers interprete at his will: So both the laudes of good and not laudable For lacke of knowledge become vituperable.
This ship wanteth a good pilot: the storme, the rocke, and the wrecke at hande, all will come to naught in this hulke for want of good gouernement.
But behold it wanteth but a week or less, and there cometh the Passover; and nothing is settled.
Let the priests take it according to their order and repair the house, wheresoever they shall see any thing that wanteth repairing.
Behold, my belly is as new wine which wanteth vent, which bursteth the new vessels.
Nor wanteth sloth, although sloth's plague be want, His paper pillars for to lean upon.
Your sex wanteth our reason for your conduct, and our strength for your protection; ourswanteth your gentleness to soften, and entertain us.
No House wanteth new Tiling so often as a Family wants Repairing.
Suspicion seldom wanteth Food to keep it up in Health and Vigour.
The defending an ill Thing is more criminal than the doing it, because it wanteth the Excuse of its not being premeditated.
Take heed therefore of any thing that tendeth to subvert government: disobedience or rebellion seldom wanteth a fair pretence; but it more seldom answereth the agent's expectation.
But it is the aptitude to do the duty of his place which a heathen wanteth; and he wanteth it culpably; and therefore the omission is his sin; even as it is the sin of an insufficient minister that he doth not preach.
As it respecteth an object which wantethsomething to make it perfect, and desireth the supply of that want, it is called love of benevolence; denominated from this occasion, as it desireth to do good to him that is loved.
Titles and lands I like, Yet rather fancy can A man that wanteth gold Than gold that wants a man.
Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.
In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
If anything wanteth or seemeth amis, to call for or shew it, good maner it is.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wanteth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
