 | Robert Hall - 1815 - 260 pages
...art rich, Rev. ii. 8, 9. Hearken, my beloved brethren, (saith a compassionate follower of Jesus) hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith,...kingdom, which he hath promised to them that love him ; James ii. 5. The same inspired writer even supposes a brother or sister to be naked, and destitute... | |
 | Thomas Pole - 1815 - 142 pages
...it-, suburbs, we shall find abundant encouragement to apply the language of the Apostle James, ' Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith...kingdom, which he hath promised to them that love him ?' And is it not of high importance to every true believer, to partake of the blessing promised to... | |
 | Nathan Bangs - 1815 - 336 pages
...regular-chain of causes and effects. 7. The same sentiment is inculcated by the Apostle Peter, 1 Epistle i. 2. " Elect according to the foreknowledge of God...through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.'' In these words the Apostle declares the election, of God's... | |
 | 1817 - 370 pages
...world, that we should be holy, and without blame before him in love.' And St. Peter calls the saints, 1 Pet. i. 2, ' elect according to the foreknowledge...sanctification of the Spirit unto obedience.' And St. Paul saith unto them, 2 Thes. ii. 13,14, 'God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation,... | |
 | 1818 - 588 pages
...the world, and things which are despised. This makes my poverty to be my comfort. . " Besides, hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith,...kingdom, which he hath promised to them that love him ? This thought makes my poverty also to be my honour. " Moreover, to the poor the gospel was and is... | |
 | George Burder - 1818 - 332 pages
...anyjeason for the Apostle's thinking the less of him, " Hearken, says St. James, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith,...the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?"—Oh how valuable is the acquisition of one immortal soul!— What is Onesimus ? A slave!—a... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1818 - 316 pages
...into " the kingdom of God!" They call us to hearken to this appeal: " Hath not God cho" sen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and " heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised " to them that love him?" But what is the effeet of the scheme of an Establishment ? It is to place the poor at the absolute... | |
 | 1825 - 512 pages
...this does not touch his deity. All this is true ; we say that he was perfect God and perfect man. IV. 1 Pet. i. 2. " Elect according to the foreknowledge...the Father through sanctification of the Spirit unto ohedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ." In this text we clearly see a trinity of persons.... | |
 | 1819 - 488 pages
...Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive1. Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith,...kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment-seats"1?... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1837 - 668 pages
...1837. |VoL. 18. SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LAST ILLNESS OF ,TJ, IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF LIVERPOOL. " Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith,...kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ?" — JAMES ii. 5Being a collector in the Liverpool District Provident Society, I was taking my usual... | |
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Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? But ye have despised the poor. 
