 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord...  8 Steps To Spiritual MaturityNo preview available - About this book
 | Thomas Erskine - Apologetics - 1823 - 226 pages
...rejoice in his might, let not the rich man rejoice in his riches ', but let him that rejoiceth, rejoice in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that...; for in these things I delight, saith the Lord." He therefore who rejoices in the atonement, rejoices in that which delights the heart of God; for here... | |
 | 1823 - 154 pages
...him glory in the Lord. (I. Cor. 1.27 to3l.) 30. Are the wise, the mighty, and the rich, forbidden to glory? Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory...glory in his might: let not the rich man glory in his riches. (9 Jer. 23.) 31. Did St. James caution against despising the poor when compared with the... | |
 | Thom Scott - Theology - 1823 - 670 pages
...Let them not then " be high-minded, or trust in uncertain riches, " but in the living God." " Let not the wise " man glory in his wisdom, neither let the...glory in his might, let not the rich man " glory in his riches." Yea, " God forbid that" any of us " should glory, save in the cross of our " Lord Jesus... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Theology - 1824 - 528 pages
...declared in the Scriptures, that the infinitely wise and benevolent God orders all things aright. ' Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in...and knoweth me ; that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the... | |
 | Martin Luther - Lutheran Church - 1824 - 588 pages
...knowing who and what he is ! To the same effect are the words of Jeremiah also, chap. ix. " Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the...and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth." And it is the same thing that this text... | |
 | John Newton, Richard Cecil - Theology - 1824 - 634 pages
...is pre* Rom. iv. 2. Ser. 5. asserted and illustrated. 409 vented. The word of the Lord is, " Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the...understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord*." For whatever outward advantages some may seem to possess, as to the things of God they stand altogether... | |
 | Philip Skelton - 1824 - 1090 pages
...eternal, to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent ;' Johu xvii. 3. ' Thus, therefore, saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his...glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me ;' Jer. ix. 23, 24. It was for these reasons that St. Paul, speaking of his visit to the Corinthians,... | |
 | Philip Skelton - 1824 - 562 pages
...eternal, to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent;' John xvii. 3. ' Thus, therefore, saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his...glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me ;' Jer. ix. 23, 24. It was for these reasons that St. Paul, speaking of his visit to the Corinthians,... | |
 | John Newton - Sermons, English - 1824 - 638 pages
...robbed of the honour due to his name. But now this is prevented. The word of the Lord is, ' Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the...that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord.'f For whatever outward advantages some may seem to possess, as to the things of God, they stand... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - Death - 1824 - 654 pages
...something else ih which we ought to glory, as God himself exhorts us in this divine precept, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the...riches ; but let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he underslandeth and knoweth me, Jer. ix. 23, 24. 8. We must not only wean our hearts and affections... | |
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