 | S. Lee - 1830 - 510 pages
...believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets . .And HEREIN DO I EXERCISE MYSELF, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men." That St. Paul differed in some respects from the Jews, as to the scope of the law and the prophets,... | |
 | Archibald Hall - 1831 - 472 pages
...people; and he profited in his studies above the greater part of his countrymen. He exercised himself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men ; and as touching the righteousness of the Jewish law, he was blameless, both in his own eyes, and... | |
 | John Whitecross - 1831 - 302 pages
...became, from that lime, a serrous Christian. Chap, xxiv, ver. 16. — And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Two monks having come one day to William Rufus, king of England, to buy an Abhot's place, who outreached... | |
 | John Wesley - 1831 - 466 pages
...out of all question. He could not only say, when he was a Christian, " Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence, toward God, and toward men," Acts xxiv. 16 : but even concerning the time when he was a Pharisee: " Men and brethren, I have lived... | |
 | George Fox - 1831 - 512 pages
...matters, or in things too high for me.' Psalm cxxxi. 1. And the apostle said, ' I do exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence, toward God, and toward men.' Acts. xxiv. 16. And the apostle writes to Timothy, to exercise himself unto godliness, for bodily exercise... | |
 | James Yonge - 1831 - 482 pages
...i. 3, &c. SERMON VI. A CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE. ACTS xxiv. 16. And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men. THESE words form a part of St. Paul's memorable defence of himself against the accusation of his enemies... | |
 | Thomas Best - 1831 - 328 pages
...is to be " girt about with trutJi." And he must be able to say also, " Herein do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men;" — this is to " hai-e on the breastplate of righteousness." " And your feet shod with the preparation... | |
 | John Pearson - 1832 - 652 pages
...there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. And herein do 1 exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men." (Acts xxiv. 15, 16.) This is the proper work of a true belief, and a full persuasion of a resurrection... | |
 | Richard Hele - 1832 - 402 pages
...sorrow worketh repentance to salvation, not to be repented of 6 . And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men 7. O that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes; then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect... | |
 | George Young - 1832 - 256 pages
...supposed to require some signal judgment. It is of unspeakahle moment, amidst afflictions and dangers, " to have always a conscience void of offence, toward God, and toward men." "Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God."* The method proposed for... | |
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And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. 
