| Jeremy Taylor - Christian life - 1835 - 550 pages
...you be not brought under the power of such things, which otherwise are lawful enough in the use. " All things are lawful for me ; but I will not be brought under the power of any thing ;" said St. Paul. And to be perpetually longing, and impatiently desirous of any thing, so that... | |
| Adam Clarke - 1836 - 1062 pages
...remission of sins. 2. The people who 1187 12 c All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not ll holdin» other doctrines which counteract their influence ; « lie AM -iw>o. AD 66. AUC S09. Anno Imp. NeroDÍB t'tcs. 3. ь Ch. i. 30. Hebr. x. 28. « Ch. ж. 23. -d... | |
| Thomas M'Crie - Sermons, English - 1836 - 422 pages
...Hence the maxim by which he regulated his conduct in such matters : " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient : all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not." Hence the description which he gives of his uniform behaviour in every thing... | |
| Church history - 1836 - 378 pages
...every one of us please his neighbour for good to edification." " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient ; all things are lawful for me,' but all things edify not." " Let no man seek his own, but every man another's." Nothing can be plainer... | |
| Thomas M'Crie - Sermons, English - 1836 - 422 pages
...Hence the maxim by which he regulated his conduct in such matters : " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient : all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not." Hence the description which he gives of his uniform behaviour in every thing... | |
| Joseph Hall - Bishops - 1837 - 630 pages
...applying to you the efficacy of his passion and obedience. VI. 12. All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient : all things are lawful...but I will not be brought under the power of any. Do not think, that ye may safely take your free scope and liberty in things indifferent : it is true,... | |
| Joseph Hall - Brownists - 1837 - 624 pages
...follow another rule, even of charity also, in the use hereof. VI. 12. All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful...but I will not be brought under the power of any, VI. 13. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the... | |
| Henry Thornton - Families - 1837 - 342 pages
...I myself should be a castaway."t And again, " all things are lawful unto me," said St. Paul, " but all things are not expedient : all things are lawful...me ; but I will not be brought under the power of any."J There is an habitual power over the body, to which it seems to have been the plan of St. Paul... | |
| John Barclay - 1837 - 444 pages
...apostle Paul, who said, "All things" (that is, those that are good things) "are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient ; all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not ;" and, for this reason, he denied himself of very lawful things, lest he should... | |
| Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1838 - 330 pages
...well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. 4 All things are lawful for me ; but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful...but I will not be brought under the power of any. ' Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all : for he that... | |
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