| Wesleyan Methodists services - 1817 - 278 pages
...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 be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slew to wrath ; for... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 616 pages
...the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness nor shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures." The scope of the apostle, and the connection of his discourse, plainly... | |
| 1818 - 424 pages
...and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no turning: Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath ; for... | |
| Thomas Rees - 1818 - 548 pages
...i. 18, which is commonly understood to refer to the new creation, " Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures" (xTicrftaroiv). Moreover, that the expressions, "all tilings in heaven and earth," are not here used... | |
| Josiah Conder - 1818 - 326 pages
...by " the Gospel is preached unto you." And St. James declares : " Of his own will begat he " us with the word of truth, that we should be " a kind of first fruits of his creatures." The building up of the body of Christ by the accesi . sion of these living stones, the evangelizing... | |
| 1818 - 534 pages
...i. 18, which is commonly understood to refer to the new creation, " Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures" (xTicr/xaTo>i<). Moreover, that the expressions, "all things in heaven and earth," are not here used... | |
| George Burder - 1818 - 332 pages
...free, sovereign will, as St. James expresses it. (ch. i. 18.) " Of his own will, begat he us, with the word of truth ; that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures." And the expression, " born of God," certainly denotes the holv effect of this spiritual change ; for... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1819 - 558 pages
...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 be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath ; for... | |
| Birmingham sacellum Erdingtoniense - 1821 - 644 pages
...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 be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath ; for... | |
| Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...called you out of darkness into hit marvellous light. James i. 18. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 1 Thess. i. 5, 6. For our Gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy... | |
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