tradesmen and respectable farmers mingled with labourers in their frocks and old women in their red cloaks. The introductory devotional exercises being concluded, Mr. Hall rose to announce his text : " Let us not sleep as do others ; but let us watch... The Baptist Magazine - Page 4601844Full view - About this book
| Hugh Stowell - 1837 - 274 pages
...the service of our God ? " We are not of the night," saith the apostle, " nor of darkness, therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." To those of my hearers who are convinced that it is their duty and interest to rise early,... | |
| Albert Badger - 1837 - 392 pages
...a thief. Ye are all (ie believers) the children of light, and the children of the day;—therefore let us not sleep as do others, but let us watch and be sober." Consider with yourselves, my Brethren, what a blessed argument and motive this is for watchfulness;—the... | |
| Jeremiah Bell Jeter - Baptists - 1837 - 294 pages
...support. Before going to bed, I opened my Bible upon the chapter that contains these words : ' Wherefore let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober.' The comment of Dr. Scott I then read, and it had such an effect upon me, that I began seriously... | |
| Paul (st.) - 1837 - 478 pages
...And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.... | |
| John Jebb (bp. of Limerick.) - Sermons, English - 1838 - 432 pages
...children of the light, and the children of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness ; therefore, let us not sleep as do others : but, let us watch and be sober : for, they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night:... | |
| English monthly tract society - 1838 - 620 pages
...necessity of oftentimes reminding himself of truths which he has been taught habitually to acknowledge. "Let us not sleep as do others, but let us watch, and be sober;" was the counsel addressed by the great apostle of the Gentiles to those to whom he makes his... | |
| Charles Grandison Finney - Religion - 2003 - 1234 pages
...an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God." 1 Thess. v. 6. "Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." 1 Tim. vi. 12: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art... | |
| Charles Grandison Finney - Religion - 2003 - 1234 pages
...an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God." 1 Thess. v. 6. "Therefore, let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober." 1 Tim. vi. 12: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art... | |
| Terry J. Malone, Haskel E. Malone Sr - Fiction - 2003 - 188 pages
...children of light, and the children of the day: We are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But... | |
| 662 pages
...that are living in darkness are blind and will enter into it because of rejecting Christ. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 5:6 — This aspect is in the spiritual connotation. 7 For they that sleep, sleep in the night;... | |
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