But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. The Works of President Edwards - Page 239de Jonathan Edwards - 1817Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| William Huntington - 1815 - 494 pages
...God is not the author of confusion. " This wisdom cometh not from above, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish ; for where envying and strife is, there is confusion, and every evil work." James iii. 15, 16. Your conduct with Mr. B. is unwarrantable by the word of God, and I hope that the... | |
| 1816 - 408 pages
...hanger, feed him, if be thirst, give him drink. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." " If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts,...from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without bypocrisy. And... | |
| 1816 - 408 pages
...drink. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome 'evil with good." " If ye have bitter envying and stiife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the...not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. Kor where envying and strife is, there is confusion, and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from... | |
| Church of England, Sir John Bayley - 1816 - 738 pages
...Goo. (/) " A liar," ie advances шок- < slstent propositions. So St. James says, James iii. 14. " If ye have bitter envying " and strife in your hearts, glory not, " and lie not against the truth," i.'do not say you are Christians, for уоваге not. (и) " For he that loveth not," 5 Love may... | |
| Noah Worcester - 1816 - 814 pages
...lusts which the gospel was designed to snbdue. The same Apostle says, " If ye have bitter envyings and strife in your hearts, glory not and lie not against the truth. wisdom descendeth net from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is,... | |
| John Mason - 1816 - 298 pages
...dirt.' Isaiah, Ivii. 20. — He is a stranger to peace, and all the blessed fruits and effects of it; for, where ' envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.' James, iii. 16. — His mind is continually restless and uneasy, agitated to and fro with the violent... | |
| Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1817 - 444 pages
...knowledge among you ? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts,...not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish V % VI. It may be sufficient if I bring before you one other motive to the avoiding of a malicious,... | |
| Noah Worcester - 1817 - 312 pages
...give him drink. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome with good. " If ye hare bitter envying and strip in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, bat is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion, and every evil... | |
| Thomas Balguy - 1817 - 366 pages
...malignant passions : passions altogether inconsistent with Christian piety and Christian charity ; — " for where envying and .*' strife is, there is confusion and every evil " work."* , * It is not only that we feel and propagate much useless disquiet : — the spirit of party, and... | |
| Thomas NEALE (Rector of Tollerton and Sibstone.) - 1817 - 340 pages
...then, "that is wise and endued with knowledge ; let him shew his good works, by meekness of wisdom: where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work ; but that wisdom that is from above, is pure, peaceable, and gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy,... | |
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