 Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of His own will begat He us with the word of truth, that we should...  The Mercersburg Review - Page 5091872Full view - About this book
 | 1779 - 688 pages
...from above, H/ and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom isnovariablenefs, neither fhadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we mould be a kind of nrft-fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be fwift... | |
 | Jacob Duché - Sermons, American - 1779 - 452 pages
...luft hath conceived, it bringeth " forth fin; and fin, when it is finifh*' ed, bringeth forth death. Do not " err, my beloved brethren, every Good " Gift, and every Perfect Gift, is from " above, and cometh down from the " Father of Lights, with whom is " no variablenefs, neither... | |
 | Granville Sharp - Land settlement - 1786 - 210 pages
...from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variablenefs, neither fhadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we mould be a kind of firft fruits of his creatures. V/hcrefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1801 - 138 pages
...in its nature.? Surely, upon second thoughts, every serious mind will adopt the apostle's words, " Do not err, my " beloved brethren; every good gift, and every perfect " gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of " lights, with whom is no variableness neither shadow... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1803 - 666 pages
...ascribed ; which is well explained by those words of St. James, in which he says, Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures-^. Accordingly our Lord, as yon have heard at large, insists upon it as absolutely necessary to a man's... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 676 pages
...ascribed ; which is well explained by those words of St. James, in which he saj's, Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures^. Accordingly our Lord, as you have heard at large, insists upon it as absolutely necessary to a man's... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1805 - 632 pages
...we-e apt to contend very forccly about their different opinions; malignity 18 Of hi» own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. 20... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1806 - 448 pages
...lust. No man is tempted to evil by God, in the manner in which men are tempted of their own lust. " Do not err my beloved brethren, Every good gift and every perfect gift cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, or shadow of turning." But sin... | |
 | Ely Bates - Christian ethics - 1806 - 445 pages
...tempted, I am tempted of God, for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.—Do not err, my beloved brethren; every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights -f-. Whence then is evil ? This is an ancient... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...Father of lights, with whom is uo variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18 Of liis own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. '9 ^f ^ herefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath... | |
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