The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Sermons on Several Subjects - Page 117by William Paley - 1815 - 527 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1806 - 504 pages
...mean to speak of something invisible, and known only by its effects. " The wind bloweth," says he, " where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof,...: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." The similitude here made use of agrees perfectly well with our idea, that the attention of Christians is... | |
| John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...feelings of the man, for the ordinary, but imperceptible influences of the spirit. " The ff wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou •" nearest the sound thereof, but canst not " tell whence it cometh, or whither it " goeth : so is every one who is born of the " spirit.—The wisdom... | |
| 1912 - 584 pages
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| John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...this; since there are many things above thy comprehension in the natural world. " The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell, whence it comeih and whither it goeth ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit:" they prove the... | |
| Presbyterian Church - 1806 - 650 pages
...Christian has of its exercise and efficacy. In this view, our Lord observes, John iii. 8. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, or whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the spirit. There are, indeed,... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 564 pages
...taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding ?" John iii. 8. '' The wind bloweth where it listeth ; and thou nearest the sound thereof ; but canst not tell whence it cometli, and whither it goeth." We hear the sound, we perceive the effect, and from thence... | |
| David Low Dodge - Christianity - 1808 - 156 pages
...Spirit ? Evander. It is like the wind ; we see its effect and feel its influence ; " the wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit." Lorenzo. If the... | |
| William Paley - Sermons, English - 1808 - 402 pages
...those alone. And this I conceive to be that, which our Saviour said to Nicodemus. " The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither k goeth, so 4s every one that is born of the Spirit:" that is, thou perceivest... | |
| James Macknight - Bible - 1809 - 544 pages
...which you must acknowledge, though you cannot explain their causes. For instance, 8. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell -whence it cometh, (x-ttti ipprm from what repository it cometh) and whither it goeth; («x • •.*><;.... | |
| Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...of the Spirit, is Spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof; but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. If After -which... | |
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