| Missions - 1804 - 664 pages
...grace, your chief concern, so to order your conduct, that you may enjoy an inward testimony, " That an simplicity and godly sincerity, not With fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, you have your conversation in the world"*." " For so is the will of God, that with well-doing... | |
| Barnaby (Uncle.) - 1799 - 374 pages
...in which he had behaved himself among them, 1 Thess. ii. 10, continually cherished the testimony of 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," and especially among them, 2 Cor. i. 12. His great... | |
| John Mead Ray - 1801 - 60 pages
...cannot be more strongly expressed, than in the following words of St. Paul : <' Our " rejoicing is the testimony of our conscience, " that in simplicity,...sincerity, not " with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of t; God, we have had our conversation in the " world." At the close of life, may the consolation, thus... | |
| 1807 - 508 pages
....''• The .Christian's comfort can be drawn only from this source* St. faul argues to this effect. ' Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience,...simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, w« have had our conversation in this world.' (2 Cor. i. 1 2.) The apostle's mind became full of joy... | |
| John Hey - Emotions - 1801 - 278 pages
...patience". Luke viii. 15. If Duties are enjoined in ever so plain a manner, there will always be room for the " testimony of " our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, " not with fleshly wisdom", 2 Cor. i. 12. we have performed them. 35. Another objection was, that forgiving injuries is impracticable,... | |
| Religion - 1832 - 852 pages
...you look back, as to your conduct in critical situations, can you rejoice in the testimony of your conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, you have had your conversation in the world? If obedience is more entire ; if the flaws and imperfections... | |
| William Laurence Brown - Sermons, English - 1803 - 518 pages
...world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world f. This is that exultation which led him to exclaim ; Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that, in simplicity, and godly sincerity, not witbjleshly wisdom, but by the grace of * Col. iii. jo. f Gal. vi. 14. 5F R M. ofGcd, we have had our... | |
| Thomas Haweis - Evangelicalism - 1803 - 344 pages
...[Psal. cxxxix, 23, 24.] Yea it will be the very "joy and rejoicing of your heart," to be assured, " that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, you have your conveisation in the world." [2 Cor. i. 12.] (3.) If holiness be in your heart, then... | |
| Edmund Calamy - Act of Uniformity - 1803 - 588 pages
...respect for him, came to pay him a visit, he said to her, among other things, " I hope I can say this, That in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, I have had my conversation in the world." He expired ^farck 13, 1 69 1, aged 62. Mr. Ward was... | |
| Alexander Macwhorter - Presbyterian Church - 1803 - 560 pages
...O that every sou! in this congregation, would understanding!/ make self-application of the test : " Our rejoicing is this, the? " testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sin' ".cerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we " Lave had our conversation in... | |
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