| Christian life - 1873 - 350 pages
...by this opportunity, the special grace of Christian people — forbearance, forgiveness, and love. " Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather...his head. " Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." 0f tri Jow much we all desire exemption from the trials of life, forgetting that without... | |
| William Paley - Apologetics - 1824 - 426 pages
...men. Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mme ; I will repay, saith the Lord : therefore, if thine...on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. " Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God... | |
| Richard Hele - Devotional literature - 1825 - 598 pages
...5, 6. c Rom. xii. 9. d Ibid. 10. to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompence to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in...on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good b. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth... | |
| Joseph John Gurney - Society of Friends - 1825 - 362 pages
...and Paul, in the following lively exhortation, holds up the very same standard of Christian practice: "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather...on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good;" Rom. xii, 19 — 21. In the delivery of that holy law, by obedience to which Christians... | |
| Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1825 - 572 pages
...that beareth the sword of public justice ; and what he doth not, God will do in his time and way. " Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather...coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, (that is, the evil that is done against you,) but overcome evil with good f." He that becometh a revenger... | |
| William Paley - Theology - 1825 - 502 pages
...ye."—" Be patient towards all men; see that none render evil for evil to any man."—" Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for...on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good*." * Matt. vi. 14,15; xviii. 34, 35. Col. iii. 12,13. 1 Thess. v. 14, 15. Rom. xii.... | |
| John Evans - Christian life - 1825 - 568 pages
...yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath ; foe it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay it, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger,...on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." 2. What we actually would that others should do to us, is. Hot, in all cases, a rule... | |
| John Evans - 1825 - 562 pages
...yourselves, but rather gire place unto wrath ; for it is written, Vengeance is mine, 1 will repay it, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger,...on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." £. What we actually would that others should do to us, is not, in all cases, a rule... | |
| 1827 - 524 pages
...Be of the same mind one toward another; mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate ; be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no...Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing, thou shall heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome... | |
| 1827 - 512 pages
...low estate ; be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil 5 provide things honest in the sight of all men ; if it be possible,...Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing, thou shall heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome... | |
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