 | 1804 - 476 pages
...decease, to have these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed cunningly-devised fables, when we made known unto you, the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty. 17For he received from God the Father honour and... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 380 pages
...which powerfully confirms this opinion. "We have not," ^ays-lie, " followed- cunningly devised fables, when -we made Known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." That is, our Lord's cioming in his kingdom with power and glory, and majesty, to judge... | |
 | Henry Tuke - Society of Friends - 1805 - 164 pages
...afford additional confirmation : " We have not followed cunningly devifed fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift, but were eye-witnefles of his Majefty ; for he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 514 pages
...Peter, says concerning it, 2 Pet. i. 16, 17, 18. " For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye witnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father, honor and... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 512 pages
...Peter, says concerning it, 2 Pet. i. 16, 17, 18. " For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye witnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father, honor and... | |
 | Elias Smith - Bible - 1808 - 308 pages
...conduct as pilgrims on the earth, " We have not followed cunningly deviled fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift ; but were eye-witnefles of his majefty. For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came... | |
 | Richard Sibbes - 1809 - 488 pages
...inftruments of God to gain upon others. So Peter, we followed not (fays he) deceivable fables, when we opened unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift, but with our eyes we faw his majefty. Do not think it belongs only to the miniftry ; there is an art of... | |
 | William Newcome - 1810 - 548 pages
...upon which transaction St. Peter thus observes, " We have ' not followed cunningly cleviscd fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye witnesses cf his majesty. " At another time, when Jesus, referring to his... | |
 | John Dick - Bible - 1811 - 302 pages
...their testimony. " For we have not followed," saith the apostle Peter, " cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father, honour and... | |
 | Thomas Sherlock - Sermons, English - 1812 - 478 pages
...preferred. At the fixteenth verfe the Apoftle fays, We have not followed cunningly devifed fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift. And after thus difclaiming all art and deceit in fetting forth the promifes and expectations of the... | |
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For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the .power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 
