| William Lothian - Bible - 1828 - 580 pages
...What avails that knowledge which pufFeth up ? " Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you, let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom ; for the wisdom that is from above, is peaceable, pure, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy... | |
| John Ryland - Sermons, English - 1828 - 534 pages
...secret walk with God, and a consistent demeanor. " Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you ? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom." XCI. ON DEVOTEDNESS TO CHRIST. ROM. xiv. 8. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord ; and whether... | |
| Edward Irving - End of the world - 1828 - 820 pages
...proverbial amongst men. " Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you?" says the Apostle, " let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom." When he describeth the wisdom which is from above, he saith, " It is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,... | |
| Hervey Wilbur - 1829 - 444 pages
...fountain U yield salt water and fresh. 13 Who is a wise man and rodued with knowledge among vой Iet him shew out of a good 'conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. t 14 But if ye have hitter enrvmt and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the trutc.... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - Christian education - 1829 - 738 pages
...boast. How discriminating are St. James's words on this head ; after bidding the truly wise man to shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom ; and, after speaking of such wisdom as is earthly, sensual, and devilish, he thus describes that which... | |
| Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 560 pages
...the truth against erroneous adversaries! But " who is the wise man, and endowed with knowledge among you ? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom : But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth... | |
| Isaac Barrow - Theology - 1830 - 722 pages
...in such cases St. James hath told us : Who is a wise man, and endued with Jam.iii.i3 knowledge among you ? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. Phil. iii. 8. 42. HARROW, VOL. HI. 1. 1 SERMON LXVIII. OF THE GOODNESS OF GOD. PSALM cxlv. 9The Lord... | |
| Thomas Griffith - Sermons, English - 1830 - 518 pages
...fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy!"—" Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you ? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works; with meekness of wisdom!" For let us bear in mind that the Spiritual man is actuated neither by animal impulse, nor by worldly... | |
| Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 624 pages
...resolve the case in the words of the Holy Ghost, " Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you ? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom; but, if you have bitter envyiugs (or zealousness) and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Religion - 1830 - 612 pages
...good conformity to that of the apostle, Jam. iii. 13. " Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge ? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom." And I also believe that if the rules of Christian charity, meekness, gentleness and prudence, had been... | |
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