 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-inlaw against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes...  The Works of Thomas Dick ... - Page 96by Thomas Dick - 1838Full view - About this book
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...to send peace, but a sword — I come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own house." Now this is exactly what we arc doing, I remain, Gentlemen, Your most... | |
 | N. NISBETT - 1802 - 314 pages
...send peace but a sword ; * for I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ; and a man's foes shall be those of his oivn house. In these circumstances, he tells them what, upon the supposition... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pages
...send peace, but a sword ; for I am come to. set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her motherin-law, and a man's foes shall be those of his own household*." . What shall we say now (exclaims the infidel) to this extraordinary... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1805 - 470 pages
...he planted ; "the son/ " shall literally be set at variance against his father, " and the daughter against her mother, and the "daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ; and "a man's foes shall be they of his own houshold." It was an excellent ordinance, as well of domestic policy, as of... | |
 | Henry Gauntlett - Christianity - 1810 - 236 pages
...send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother,, and the daughterin-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household."* The two digressive paragraphs which intervene between the commencement... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - Bible - 1811 - 396 pages
...peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughterin-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own houshold. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of... | |
 | John Murray - Sermons, American - 1812 - 426 pages
...send peace, but a sword. " For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. " And a man's foes shall be those of his own household." Thus ' saith our Saviour. Religious dissensions are truly inveterate.... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1813 - 280 pages
...planted ; " the son shall [literally'] be " set at variance against his father, and the daugh" ter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law " against her mother-in-law ; — and a man's foes " shall be they of his own household." It was an excellent ordinance, as well of domestick policy as... | |
 | Missions - 1841 - 712 pages
...send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law : and a man's foes shall be they of his own household." A number of the young female converts who assembled together for... | |
 | George Wilkins - Jerusalem - 1816 - 234 pages
...send peace but a sword ; for I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother; and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. — And a man's foes shall be those of his own house. Matt. x. 84, 3S. 2 Bell. Jud. 5. x. 3. Here also might be applied... | |
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