 | William Shewen - Conscience - 1830 - 208 pages
...truly said of this titular Christian, as Christ said to the covetous Pharisees, who derided him, " Ye are they which justify yourselves before men ;...knoweth your hearts ; for that which is highly esteemed amongst men, is abomination in the sight of God."* And now the same spirit that then derided Christ,... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 606 pages
...will find it so. " Ye are they that justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts d." For that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God. And one reason is, because that the person himself is such as God doth hate ; and therefore no wonder... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1830 - 638 pages
...contemptible are crowns and kingdoms in their eyes ! Their judgment is more like to God's than ours is. " That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God." All the world would not hire a saint in heaven to tell one lie, or take the name of God in vain, or... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 622 pages
...the sanctified, and the beauty of holiness, and the image of God upon an humble, gracious soul, when that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God ? (Luke xvi. 15.) Quest. 5. Is it wisdom to be feasting, and playing, and dancing, while the soul is... | |
 | Thomas Wirgman - Christianity - 1830 - 152 pages
...the concerns of this world, how much less is he to be depended on in spiritual love and truth ! 15. But God knoweth your hearts, for that which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of the Lord. Relating to material oreurthly things. give him at the present... | |
 | Thomas Becon - Dissenters, Religious - 1831 - 512 pages
...to men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. (Matt, xxiii.) Again, Ye are they that justify yourselves before men, but God knoweth your hearts. For that which seemeth praiseworthy before men, is abominable before God. (Luke xvi.) Therefore, so long as the preacher... | |
 | John Kendall - Christianity - 1831 - 410 pages
...preferable to the favour of vain unstable man. Well deserving our attention is that saying of our Lord. " Ye are they which justify yourselves before men, but...knoweth your hearts ; for that which is highly esteemed amongst men, is abomination in the sight of God." RICHARD SHACKLETON. A LETTER LXXXIII. THOU hast been... | |
 | Bible - 1831 - 294 pages
...also, who were covetous, heard all is these things ; and they derided him. And he said unto them ; Ye are they which justify yourselves before men ;...God knoweth your hearts ; for that which is highly es16 teemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets were until John... | |
 | Thomas Best - Sermons, English - 1831 - 328 pages
...therefore he judgeth not as man judgeth. And he then adds the words which I have read as my text ; " For that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God." This observation was evidently made by our Lord in proof of what is plainly implied in the passage... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1831 - 686 pages
...this Shame fetched it up, and had almost /eat me quite off. But at last I began to consider, ,'hat that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God. (Luke xvi. 15.) And I thought again, This Shame tells me what men are ; but he tells me nothing what... | |
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And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 
