| James Ussher - Bible - 1654 - 640 pages
...of glory:" and for the precedent of the prophets, to give ear unto that exhortation of St. James: " Take*, my brethren, the prophets who have spoken in...example of suffering affliction," and of patience; and withal to cast his eye not only upon that " great f cloud of witnesses" in the time of the Old... | |
| Emperors - 1799 - 200 pages
...the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock." It would be difficult to imagine any contrast more striking and complete than that between Christ and... | |
| William Mason - Calendars - 1803 - 402 pages
...of God ? What are the best of men when left to themselves ? And yet the same apostle James says, " Take, my brethren, the prophets who have spoken, in...Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience."....James v. 10. But where shall we find a perfect character ? Paul might well say, " We... | |
| John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...God, which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind : neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock." A piece of advice this, which is too much neglected by those prelates, who distinguish themselves from... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...another, brethren, lest ye be condemned : behold the judge standeth before the door. • 10 T;ike, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the...example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the... | |
| Thomas Scott - Sermons, English - 1810 - 498 pages
...oversight thereof, not by constraint, " but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready " mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage, " but being ensamples to the flock: and when the chief " Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of " glory that fadeth not away."... | |
| William Paley - 1811 - 388 pages
...affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory*." " Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in...example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure- Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end... | |
| Edward Davies - 1811 - 438 pages
...the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind ; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock: that thus, when the chief Shepherd shall appear', we may receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.... | |
| John Owen, Edward Williams - Bible - 1812 - 672 pages
...but a coward shrinks back and trembles at it. There is great force in that direction, James v, 10, "Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken...example of suffering affliction, and of patience." Let a minister of the gospel, for instance, who is made partaker in his measure of the same Spirit,... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - Congregational churches - 1812 - 420 pages
...chastisements. This the apostle suggests to Christians for their consolation under their fiery ti als. 4i Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in...example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end... | |
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