| Richard Alleine - Christian life - 1852 - 402 pages
...2 Cor. 4:6. "No man hath seen God at any time ;" but " the Only Begotten of the Father," who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him. John 1 : 18. Proportion. And there is a double proportion requisite ; in respect to quantity, there must be sufficiency... | |
| John Flavel - Presbyterian Church - 1671 - 576 pages
...authority. He brought his doctrine from the bosom of his Father ; " The only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him." John, 1 : 18. The same words which his Father gave him he hath given us. John, 17 : 8. He spake to us that which... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1821 - 490 pages
...But we have the express testimony of John, in the 1st chapter of his gospel, NO MAN HATH SEE.N GOD AT ANY TIME. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, HE HATH REVEALED HIM ; or, HE HATH MADE HIM KNOWN to us. And hear also what our blessed Lord himself says, in immediate... | |
| William Hurn - 1823 - 142 pages
...light of the knowledge of the glory of God is given in the face of Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time : the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him."* It is therefore evident, that we know nothing of God, except as we believe in Christ, receive his testimony,... | |
| Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 520 pages
...in his official character who appeared to them. For " No man hath seen God," the essence of Deity, " at any time — The only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He hath revealed Him." He has been at all times the personator, the visible manifestation of the invisible Deity. Bishop Bull,... | |
| John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 584 pages
...representation that he hath made of himself and his will in the word of his grace? ' For no man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him;' John i. 18. Now the gospel is nothing but the word of promise explained in all the springs, causes, and... | |
| John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 548 pages
...we saw his glory, the glory as of the only begotten Son of God ;' John i. 14. ' No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father he hath revealed him ; ver. 18. Said also, ' That God was his Father making himself equal with God ;' 1 John v. 18. ' So... | |
| Christian life - 1829 - 412 pages
...wisdom of the divine counsels, particularly in the great work of redemption. " No one hath seen God at any time ; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him." It is by wisdom communicated from him, that his people are made wise unto salvation. Therefore, in... | |
| Religion - 1831 - 824 pages
...twilight. Could they describe more than they saw or knew ? " No man," says the Saviour, " hath seen God at any time ; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him ;" ie neither Moses nor any other prophet has ever given a full view of God and his purposes in the... | |
| 1832 - 508 pages
...himself he is incomprehensible ; and of infinite and incomprehensible power, wisdom, and goodness. But " the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him." Whilst, therefore, we have been endeavouring to trace the purpose and end of all things which we have... | |
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