| John Wesley - 1811 - 468 sivua
...souls from death, so that for their sake we often forget even to eat our bread ? Do we speak plainly, " by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God ?"* Are we dead to the world and the things of the world, " laying up all our treasure... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1811 - 408 sivua
...In this we all certainly ought to imitate them : but did they not also address their consciences ? " By manifestation " of the truth commending ourselves to every man's " conscience, in the sight of God."2 And is not conscience an ' internal feeling ?' Did not the apostles beseech and persuade,... | |
| Edward Davies - 1811 - 438 sivua
...(2 Cor. ii. 17.) Having received the ministry of the Gospel, they were not walking in craftiness, or handling the word of God deceitfully, but, by manifestation of the truth, commending themselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God. (2 Cor. iv. 1, 2.) The same apostle denounces... | |
| John Brown - 1811 - 742 sivua
...Christ, and through the mercy of God not fainting, but renouncing the hidden things of illshonesty ; — not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but manifesting the truth to every man's conscience in the sight of God ; — not preaching themselves,... | |
| John Locke - 1812 - 516 sivua
...Motes'* TEXT. IV. I Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have feceived mercy, we faint not : 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty,...commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God. PARAPHRASE. but with open countenances, as mirrours, reflecting the glory of the Lord,... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 512 sivua
...and purity of the gospel, and not to mix and sophisticate it. Hence it is said, 2 Cor. ivi 2; k We have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not...commending Ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.' And says Paul, 2 Cor. ii. 17. ' We are not as many, which corrupt the word of God ;... | |
| William Paley - 1812 - 586 sivua
...engaged : which subject he fetches up again almost in the words with which he had left it ; " therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not." The sentence which he had before been going on with, and in which he had been interrupted by the veil,... | |
| 1812 - 572 sivua
...Discouragements and Supports of the Christian Minister. The address is founded on 2 Cor. iv. 1, ' Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not.' — The preacher points out, in the first place, the sources of discouragement connected with the office... | |
| 1803 - 652 sivua
...workman that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing die word of truth. Not walking in craftiness, or handling the word of God deceitfully ; but, by manifestation of the truth, commending himself to every man's conscience as in the sight of God. Mr.Crole published but little. All the pieces... | |
| Francis Gastrell - 1812 - 378 sivua
...the word of God ; but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ. Not handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth, com mending ourselves to every manis conscience in the sight of God. Our exhortation is not of deceit,... | |
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