 | Congregational churches - 1826 - 590 pages
...all the children of light, and the children of the day ; we arc not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore, let us not sleep as do others ; but let us watch and be sober. — For they that sleep, sleep in the night, and they that be drunken, "are drunken in the night. But... | |
 | 1858 - 726 pages
...; ye are the children of light ;" and then follows one of the apostle's practical "there/ores" — "Therefore let us not sleep as do others, but let us watch and be sober." " Watch." We understand by this, careful attention to the things of God, alertness, a looking out for... | |
 | Robert Wilson (A.M.) - Election (Doctrine of)s - 1826 - 236 pages
...are not of the night nor of darkness," ver. 5. On this truth he grounds the duty of watchfulness. " Therefore let us not sleep, as do others ; but let us watch and be saber. For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night.... | |
 | William Jones, William Stevens - Theology - 1826 - 474 pages
...between shadows and substances ? THE TEXTS. Psalm xxxix. 6. Man walketh in a vain shadow. 1 Thess. v. 6. Let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch, and be sober. Eph. v. 14. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. Luke... | |
 | Oliver Reywood - 1826 - 626 pages
...you out of the bed of sloth and security, and set yourselves to the work of God in good earnest ; " Let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober; for they that sleep, sleep in the night," 1 Thess. v. 6, 7. It is very unbecoming persons professing... | |
 | Bible - 1827 - 516 pages
...all the children of the light and the children of the day : we are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch* and be sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night, and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let... | |
 | 1827 - 512 pages
...all the children of light, and the children of the day ; we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night ; and they that be drunken, .are drunken in the night. But... | |
 | 1827 - 600 pages
...for to-morrow we die ;" • the other says, the " day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night, therefore let us not sleep as do others, but let us watch 'and be sober." With what beautiful simplicity do those masters of poetry, Horace, Juvenal and Persius, speak of the... | |
 | John Platts - 1827 - 676 pages
...man. 1 COR. xvi. 13 : Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 1 THES. v. 6 : Let us not sleep as do others ; but let us watch and be sober. 1 PET. v. 8: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, &c. • 1 Tiu.sv 2 : Yourselves... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - 1828 - 588 pages
...all the children of light, and the children of the day: wr are not of the night, nor of darkness. d 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 Yur they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. d 8 But... | |
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Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day : we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 
