 | John Flavel - 1671 - 576 pages
...rule. But christianity teaches, and some christians have attained it, to receive evil, and return good: "Being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed, we entreat." 1 Cor. 4 : 12, 13. This is that meekness wrought in us by the wisdom from above. James, 3 : 17. This... | |
 | Thomas Brett - 1715 - 454 pages
...creditably in the World, whilft we are contemptible. Even unto this prefent Hour we both Hunger Mid Tbirft, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain Dwelling-Place. And labour, workittf with our own Hands -, being reviled -ere blefs j being perficuted nefuffer it •, being deftnt'.d... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 520 pages
...i Cor. iv. 1 1, 12, 13. " Unto this prefent hour we both hunger and third, and arc "'• naked, and buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place, " and...labour, working with our own hands; being reviled we '.' blels. being perfecuted we fufFer it, being defamed weintrcat; " we ure marie as the filth of the... | |
 | William Penn - 1782 - 506 pages
...dwelling-place; and labour, working with our hands: being reviled, we blefs ; being perfecuted, we fuffer it; being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, and are as the off-fcouring of all things unto this day 1 .' This was the entertainment thofe... | |
 | William Paley - 1796 - 448 pages
...increafe." No. VI. Chap.iv.ver.u, 12. " Even unto this " prefent hour we both hunger and thirft, " and are naked, and are buffeted, and have " no certain...dwelling-place ; and labour, " working with our own hands." We are exprefsly told, in the hiftory, that at Corinth St. Paul laboured with his own, hands: "He found... | |
 | George Lyttelton (1st baron.) - 1799 - 146 pages
...lite. Thus he tells the Cor/nthians, ' Even unto* this prefent .hour \ve both hunger and * thirft, and are naked, and are buffeted,. ' and have no certain...dwelling-place, and ' labour, working with our own hands-*.' In another Epiffle he writes to them,; ' Behold the third time I am ready to come * to you,. and J... | |
 | William Paley - 1800 - 418 pages
...unto the world, and to angels, and to men — even unto this prefent hour, we both hunger and thirft, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain...labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, weblefs; being perfecated,we fuffer it ; being defamed, we entreat : we are made as the filth of the... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...ye an? wise in Christ: we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. 1 1 Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffetted, and have no certain dwelling-place; 12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled,... | |
 | 1812 - 954 pages
...a spectacle to the world, and to angel*, and men. We are fools for Christ's sake : weak, despised. Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and •re buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place ; and labour, working with our own hands ; reviled,... | |
 | Charles Crawford (calling himself earl of Crawford.) - 1803 - 192 pages
...have . 3G no certain dwelling place; and labour, working with our hands ; being reviled, we bless ; being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the earth, and are the off-scouring of all tiiings unto this day."-f- It is impossible therefore that the apostles could have invented and have... | |
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Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace ; and labour, working with our own hands... 
