| Herman Witsius - Antinomianism - 1807 - 360 pages
...reckoning Christian dispositions and duties as dung, his rejoicing was the " testimony of his conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, he had had his conversation in the world," 2 Cor. i. 12.; and with respecl to others, he expressly... | |
| Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1807 - 730 pages
...but by manifestation of the truth he commended himself to every man's conscience in the sight of God. In simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, he had his conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-wards *." In all the duties of... | |
| Philip Doddridge, Andrew Kippis - Bible - 1807 - 664 pages
...consciences of men, and in the presence of God, that, after the example of our great Master, in simplicitij and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, rue have our conversation in the world (2 Cor. i. 12). Then will our names be had in remembrance,... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 532 pages
...himself to his own conscience} ver. 12. " For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly...of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you wards." 2. Another thing he speaks of as matter of comfort, is that, as... | |
| Walter Wilson - Dissenters, Religious - 1808 - 652 pages
...up the apostle's words, 2 Cor. i. 12. Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscitnce, lltat in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly...of God, we have had our conversation in the world. And now we doubt not but that God's approbation of him is perfectly assured, by his actual admission... | |
| Robert Coutts - Sermons - 1808 - 460 pages
...of gold and silver."* And, says Paul, " Our rejoicing is this ; the tes" timony of our conscience, that in simplicity and " godly sincerity, not with...grace of God, we have had our conversation ** in the world."f If, farther, we attend to the various branches of the divine law, you will more plainly .perceive... | |
| Samuel Stillman - Baptists - 1808 - 428 pages
...should not see the fruit of their labours in this life, they will have the testimony of conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, they have had their conversation in the world. Let them who sow, sow in hope ; the word shall... | |
| Thomas Scott - Religion - 1808 - 584 pages
...his endeavours to do good: and in various ways he may " rejoice in the tes" timony of his conscience, that in simplicity " and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, " but by the grace of God, he has had his conver" sat ion in the world." This is evident from numberless passages in the... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 550 pages
...abhor ,- Ps. xxvi. li. that so, at the parting, my rejoicing may be the testimony of my conscience, that, in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, I have had my conversation in the world ; 2 Cor. i. 12-. IXTH. TEMPTATION : " ll'hy shouldst thou... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, bid by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly toyou-ward. Our demeanour in the world was not guided by a worldly wisdom and policy;... | |
| |