 | George Bishop - 1703 - 598 pages
...principalities, and powers, and spiritual wickedness in high places;" "and in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." — See 2 Tim. ii. 25. And the Son of God tells you, that he came not... | |
 | Archibald Bower - 1731 - 572 pages
...Meeknefs. And* Fourthly, Inforces the particular ReafOn, with regard to the Perfons to be inftrufted, if God peradventure will give them Repentance to the Acknowledgment of the Truth. SERMON the eighth, [OfCbriJl's calling Sinners to Repentance, from Matt. 2. 17.} Firft, Makes fome... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 438 pages
...religion, to jhew all gentlenefs to all men, and in meeknefs to inftruft thofe that oppofe themfelves, if God peradventure -will give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth. They did not go about to convert men by armed force, and ways of violence and cruelty. It is a fign... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1771 - 622 pages
...Verfes, he gives him this advice, that he fhould ' inftrudl in mecknefs thofe who oppofe themfelves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth.' Where the particle tranflated, if peradvmturt, is the very fame with that which in our text is rendered... | |
 | William Penn - 1782 - 514 pages
...violence for reclaiming oppofers, fo the reafon of the counfel makes all other ways unlawful, viz. " If God peradventure will " give them repentance to the acknowledgment of " the truth." I would hereupon enter the lifts with a perfecutor : is repentance in my own power, or is it in thine... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1854 - 338 pages
...strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach (not to strike) patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledgement of the truth that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil who are... | |
 | 1802 - 596 pages
...pamphlets ; but we hope still we shall be enabled to goon undismayed, " in meekness, instructing those that oppose themselves, if God, peradventure, will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth." " \Ve entertain no doubt respecting the goodness and importance of the... | |
 | John Evans - 1801 - 266 pages
...earthly, fenfual, and devilijli. Not difpatching them out of the way, but with long Buffering, expecting if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth ; which teacheth us to bear with the weak in faith, and be long fuffering to oilmen, and to re ft ore... | |
 | 1804 - 508 pages
...Lord must not strive, but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth." These directions to those who embark in controversy, are too frequently... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1802 - 616 pages
...offence, where there is none : let them learn of their great Master in meekness, to instruct those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging cf the 44, 45 truth ; (2 Tim. ii. 25.) Our Lord expressly asserts the necessity of being... | |
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... call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that... 
