 I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul ; having your conversation honest among the Gentiles : that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold,...  Voices of the Dead - Page 68by John Cumming - 1854 - 302 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1839 - 788 pages
...to silence the ignorance of foolish men," — " That, whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may, by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation." In private life, endeavour, by God's blessing, to prove yourselves bright and consistent exemplars... | |
 | John Radford - 1819 - 68 pages
...apostle St. Peter, "be honest among the Gentiles ; that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold glorify God in the day of visitation." Indeed the superiority of our religion should be proved by the superiority of our morals ; and in asserting... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - Theology - 1820 - 558 pages
...Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas 'they speak against you as evil doers, they may, by your good works which they shall behold, glorify 'God in the day of visitation*. Thus are we encouraged to recommend ourselves by the unsullied > integrity of our moral conduct : not... | |
 | Francis Atterbury (bp. of Rochester.) - 1820 - 358 pages
...hardened and seared unbelievers), that whereas they speak against us as evil-doers, they may by our good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. The primitive Christians (as you have heard) appealed freely from their doctrines to their lives, in... | |
 | Birmingham sacellum Erdingtoniense - 1821 - 644 pages
...strangers and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul ; having your conversation honest among the Gentiles ; that whereas they speak...shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king, as supreme... | |
 | Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1821 - 574 pages
...your conversation honest among the ' Gfritiles ; that whereas they speak against you as evil ''doers, they may, by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. THESE two things that a natural man makes least account of, are of all things in the highest regard... | |
 | Joseph Lister - Bradford (England) - 1821 - 72 pages
...at Halifax, I was hearing qne Mr. Briacoe, preach from that scripture in 1PET.II, 12. last clause; "They may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of Visitation." Having laid down this Doctrine, " that all persons that live under the gospel have a day of visitation;"'... | |
 | William Romaine - Christian life - 1821 - 282 pages
...thee — and from others, that whereas they would speak against thee as an evil doer, they may, by thy good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Aim at this. Look at no motive to do good to men below the glory of God. And remember, thy doing it... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1822 - 444 pages
...strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul ; having your conversation honest among the Gentiles ; that whereas they speak...shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake ; whether it be to the king, as supreme... | |
 | Arminianism - 1826 - 918 pages
...good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." (Matt. v. 16.) " Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles : that, whereas they speak...shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation." (1 Peter ii. 12.) " Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands ; that, if any obey not the word,... | |
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