| Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 520 pages
...as if the Spirit of God communicated to the soul, comprised all good things, Matth. vii. 1 1. " How much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him ?'•' In Luke it is, chap. xi. 13. "How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spiiit... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 578 pages
...; as if the Spirit of God communicated to the soul, comprised all good things, Matth. vii. 11." How much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him?" In Luke it is, chap. xi. 13.. "How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit... | |
| Charles Simeon - 1811 - 612 pages
...the passage before us; for St. Matthew, relating the substance of our Lord's discourse, says, " How much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him?"c but St. Luke sums up all good things in this, the gift of the Holy Spirit; because, without... | |
| Henry Venn - 1811 - 464 pages
...in your nature, are still by instinct drawn gladly to supply the necessities of your children], how much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him?" Should it be objected, that the faults of the best are so many, as may well excite their doubts,... | |
| William Bates - 1815 - 544 pages
...hope by a powerful argument; " if you that are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him ?" The deduction is with convincing force and evideilce : if the natural love of a father be so... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 568 pages
...; as if the Spirit of God communicated to the soul, comprised all good things. Matt. vii. 11. "How much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him ?" In Luke it is, chap. xi. 13. " How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit... | |
| 1817 - 404 pages
...give him a serpent ? If ye, then, heins; evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him ?" By the parahle of the Pharisee and Puhlican, our Saviour taught the importanee ef humility and... | |
| William Carus Wilson - 1844 - 638 pages
...you." ( Matt. vii. 7.) " If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him?" (Matt. yii. 11.) "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe... | |
| 1858 - 1194 pages
...to give good gifts unto our children ; how much more shall our heavenly Father give His Holy Spirit to them that ask Him ! " " He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not" (let unbelief answer)" with Him also freely give... | |
| 1828 - 688 pages
...and it sJiall be given him." " If ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give good things to them that ask him." He hath never " said to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain." The means of religious education should... | |
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