| Benjamin Beddome - Baptists - 1807 - 546 pages
...own good works. Their language __ is, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me— I am rich and increased in goods, and have need of nothing ; and know not that they are miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. Those will never lie down at the... | |
| 1828 - 590 pages
...nor could they complain. I wish our character he not drawn in that of the Laodiceans! " Thou sagest I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing ; hut knowest not that thou art wretched and miserahle, and poor, and hlind, and naked." May we hearken... | |
| Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 556 pages
...The sincere language of every unhumbled heart is similar to that which the church of Laodicea used, "I am rich and increased in goods, and " have need of nothing." While every genuine member of our church, who offers unto God " humble and hearty thanks," approaches... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 468 pages
...independence, affecting to be like the Most High ; hence pride in all its forms, teaching thee to say, " I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing." From this evil fountain, flow forth the bitter streams of vanity, thirst of praise ; ambition, covetousness... | |
| James CHURCHILL (of Henley.) - 1811 - 212 pages
...pleas before God,we can at once account for that proud language, made use of by the church of Laodicea; I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing. Rev. iii. 17. Of nothing? What, need you not pardon ? No, my goods are many ; I am rich in good works,... | |
| Elihu Thayer - Congregational churches - 1813 - 390 pages
...highly of his religious attainments. Attend to the voice of Christ to the church of Laodicea, " Because thou sayest I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing ; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked." On this passage... | |
| William Bates - Presbyterianism - 1815 - 544 pages
...church of lukewarm Laodicea, the other in the Pharisee, mentioned by our Saviour. The first said, " I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not,, that thou art wretched, and poor, and miserable, and blind, and naked." Rev. 3. The pharisee,... | |
| Nathaniel Lardner - Dissenters, Religious - 1815 - 654 pages
...Revelation, the •• voice of thy Lord justly reproving such men as these: " Thou sayest," says he, " that I am * rich and increased in goods, and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched, .' and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:" ch. iii. 17>... | |
| Richard Baxter - Conversion - 1817 - 510 pages
...their gifts of nature to be the work of grace, and to say, ' all these have I kept from my youth ; I am rich, and increased in goods, and have need of nothing.' — Most men search bat by the halves. If it will not easily and quickly be done, they are discouraged... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 566 pages
...corporeal kind was certainly intended in that reproof given by the Spirit to the church of Laodicea — " Thou sayest I am rich and increased in " goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not " that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, "and blind, and naked '." An attention... | |
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