 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1809 - 530 pages
...contradiction to the law of our nature, if we made the conduct of divine providence the rule of ours. God makes his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust. He in'volves the innocent with the guilty in great calamities... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1849 - 494 pages
...terms not to be misunderstood : — " The tender mercy of the Lord is over all His works." " He maketh His sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." The beloved disciple says, — "God is Love." Good men in all ages... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1820 - 748 pages
...is better for yotiy that you recompense evil with good. Resemble your heavenly Father, for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. ^Here the monk cites a great number of other sayings of Christ, in order... | |
 | Europe - 1820 - 742 pages
...is better for you, that you recompense evil with good. Resemble your heavenly Father, for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. [[Here the monk cites a great number of other sayings of Christ, in... | |
 | 1826 - 398 pages
...nature of things, but also with Holy Scripture, where it is said that our Heavenly Father " maketh his Sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth his rain upon the just and the unjust." The divine justice, being a most ardent principle of lore,... | |
 | Theology - 1834 - 410 pages
...and the sun looks through the trees as gladly as at the grave of one who died in hope. Thus He maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth his rain upon the just and unjust. One event happeneth to the righteous and the wicked. Hence this... | |
 | Francis Wayland - Christian ethics - 1835 - 318 pages
...that ye may be the children, (that is, the imitators,) of your Father who is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth his rain upon the just and upon the unjust." The meaning of "being merciful," here, is obvious. It... | |
 | Francis Wayland - Christian ethics - 1837 - 298 pages
...that ye may be the children, (that is, the imitators,) of your Father who is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth his rain upon the just and upon the unjust." The meaning of " being merciful," here, is obvious. It... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...despitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the children of your Father in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth his rain upon the just and upon the unjust. 4 Best and greatest. 5 His tender mercy is over all his... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1841 - 546 pages
...to the law of our nature, if we should make the conduct of Divine Providence the rule of ours. God makes his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust. He involves the innocent with the guilty in great calamities:... | |
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Love your enemies ; bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you, that ye may be the children of your Father in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise upon the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and... 
