| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 616 pages
...insists on, as the proper evidence of a truly wise and good man: James iii. 17. " The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy...fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy." And such are the signs of true Christianity, which the apostle John insists on throughout his epistles.... | |
| 1817 - 264 pages
...first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to " be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, with'' out partiality and without hypocrisy : and the " fruit...righteousness is sown in peace of them " that make peace." (Jam. iii. 14-18.) In this silent manner Christian baptism gradually superseded circumcision,... | |
| Noah Worcester - Dueling - 1817 - 312 pages
...and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without bypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." " If a man say. I love God, and hatelh his brother, he is a liar : for he that loveth not his... | |
| Unitarianism - 1817 - 680 pages
...fountain can yield both salt water and fresh. ! !. I', s qd inspired by evil • ipirits. 18 lity, [and] without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace'. CH. iv. Whence come contests* and whence come3 fighting among you ? come... | |
| Theology, Doctrinal - 1819 - 488 pages
...of a meek and quiet spirit, which is, in the sight of God, of great price'. The wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and...of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace u. Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and... | |
| sir Adam Gordon (bart.) - 1819 - 484 pages
...where envy and strife is, there is confusion ; but the wisdom that is from above is pure, peaceable, without partiality and without hypocrisy ; and the...of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. Under the established constitution of the Church, and in this particular spot, I am stationed... | |
| William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1844 - 638 pages
...who attributes this work to himself, and gives not thee the glory of it, O my Saviour ! — Quemel. " The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." — JAMES iii. 18. Mercy I ask to seal my peace, That, kept by mercy's power, I may from every... | |
| W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...For where envying and strife is, there is confusion, and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and...of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. (3 Jas. 13 to 18.) 28. By what solemn consideration are we cautioned against this vile passion?... | |
| Arminianism - 1849 - 700 pages
...above," while "first pure," is "then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of merry and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy....of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." You will estimate that reverence for the word of God which, far from spending itself in nolt*y... | |
| Thomas Scott - Christianity - 1822 - 520 pages
...principles,) " is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and goo>l fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy:...of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." " For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God."* In all cases where boasting,... | |
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