| John Angell James - Church group work - 1829 - 216 pages
...gentleness, and love. They should seek a large portion of the "wisdom which cometh from above ; which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy." It is matter of surprise and regret that... | |
| Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 622 pages
...earth ; they shall speed better than others, even in this world." (Matt. v. 5.) " The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits." Paul tells us what the good works are which we must be always ready to ; " To speak... | |
| Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 624 pages
...bitter zeal) and strife is, there is confusion, and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy ; and the fruit of righteousness is sown in... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1830 - 612 pages
...that is from beneath ; and is earthly, sensual, and devilish :" not that " which is from above, and is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy." James iii. 13 — 18. Let us then, my... | |
| Richard Baxter - 1830 - 638 pages
...wisdom was from beneath, and no better than earthly, sensual, and devilish. For the " wisdom from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy, &c d." 12. Church-divisions are unlike to our heavenly state, and in some regard worse than the kingdom... | |
| Richard Baxter - Theology - 1830 - 590 pages
...shall be saved, have both holiness towards God, and justice and charity to men. " The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits ;" James iii. 17. If you want the first, you are ungodly ; if the latter, are hypocrites.... | |
| Richard Baxter - 1830 - 580 pages
...laws of God, which is the make-bait of the world, and filleth it with strife. The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits : it blesseth the peacemakers and the meek. But it is the rebellious wisdom from beneath,... | |
| Isaac Barrow - Theology - 1830 - 610 pages
...sensual, devilish wis-Jvm.Hi.t$, dom ; but the wisdom of faith, or that wisdom which ' is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of m,ercy and good works. 8. In fine, the embracing Christian doctrine doth suppose a mind imbued with all kinds... | |
| William Orme - Dissenters, Religious - 1830 - 538 pages
...of man, and noted the events of both in the world. These were like ripe fruit, mellow and sweet; ' first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy; who, being makers of peace, did sow the... | |
| Abiel Abbot - Sermons, American - 1831 - 410 pages
...gentle nature — " The fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace ; and the wisdom which is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits. I remark once more — V. The blessings and comforts of the kingdom of God are, in... | |
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