| Thomas Chalkley - Society of Friends - 1751 - 334 pages
...remembring the bleffed Doctrine of Chrift Jefus., Let your Light fo jhine before Men, thai others feeing your good Works , may glorify your Father which is in Heaven. And again, Tou are as a City Jet on a Hill, wine! cannot be hid. And as you thus train up your Children in the... | |
| Alexander Macwhorter - Presbyterian Church - 1803 - 524 pages
...the minifters of truth. Our Lord liys, " Let your light fo fhine before man, that « others beholding your good works, may glorify your Father " which is in heaven." And St. Paul enjoins, . Walk wor" thy of the Lr.rd, boing fruitful in every good work." This be gives in... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 444 pages
...to a temper and conduct ornamental to religion. Let your light then so shine before men, that they, seeing your good works, may glorify your father which is in heaven. CHAP. XXXV. From this chapter to the tenth of Leviticus, contains an account of erecting the tabernacle,... | |
| Legh Richmond - Bible - 1807 - 678 pages
...of our. duty to be kind again. As is that saying : " Let your light so shine before men, that .they seeing your good works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven." As who should say, if God hath given you so great gifts, see ye be not unthankful, but bestow them... | |
| Thomas Chalkley - Christian life - 1808 - 582 pages
...indeed, who have been lost by so doing ! wherefore, dear friends, clear yourselves of your children ; and, if they will obstinately go astray, faithfully...again ; You are as a city set on a hill, which cannot be hid. And as you thus train up your children in the way which they should go, when they are young,... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 512 pages
...Christ has mainly directed us to give to others, whereby they may judge of us, Matth. v. 16. " Let your light so shine before men, that others seeing...works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven." Here Christ directs us to manifest our godliness to others. Godliness is as it were a light that shines... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 514 pages
...Christ has mainly directed us to give to others, whereby they may judge of us, Matth. v. 16. " Let your light so shine before men, that others seeing...your good works, may glorify your Father which is in lieaven." Here Christ directs us to manifest our godliness to others. Godliness is as it were a light... | |
| Francis Quarles - Christian art and symbolism - 1808 - 480 pages
...Take heed : I fear, thou art a child of night. BLr MATTHEW v. Iß. Let your light so shine, that men, seeing your good works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven. WAS it for .this, the breath of heav'n was blown Into the nostrils tof this heav'uly creature ? Was... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 542 pages
...and practice of true goodness, is spoken of, it is expressed in the same manner. Matth. v. 16. « Let your light so shine before men, that others seeing...works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven." 1 Pet. ii. 12. " Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speak evil against... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 554 pages
...the house." And how does Christ direct them to give light to others ? " Let your light," says he, " so shine before men, that others seeing your good...works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven." And he tells the same disciples again, John xv. 8. " Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit."... | |
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