 When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame,...  National sins the cause of national sufferings, a sermon - Page 7by Matthew Blagden Hale (Bishop of Perth, Australia.) - 1839Full view - About this book
 | John Flavel - Presbyterian Church - 1671 - 576 pages
...christian charity, is a sufficient incentive. And to that end it is urged as a motive to charity : " When thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind ; and thou shalt be blessed ; for they cannot recompense thee : for thou shalt be recompensed... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...that HUMBLETH himfelf, /hall be EXALTED. 12. Then faid he alfo to him that bade him, When thou makeft a Dinner or a Supper, call not thy Friends, nor thy Brethren, neither thy Kinfmen, nor thy rich Neighbours ; left they alfo bid thee again, and a Recompenfe be made thee. 13.... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - Clergy - 1737 - 198 pages
...makefl a Dinner ; call not thy Luke xlv. Friends, neither thy rich Neighbours, left they ii, &v. al/b bid thee again, and a Recompense be made thee : But when thou makefl a Raft, call the 'Poor, and thou jhalt be blejfed ; for they cannot recompenfe thee, but thou... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1745 - 686 pages
...humbleth himfelf, ihall be exalted. 12 12 Then faid he alfo to him that bade him, When thou makeft a Dinner or a Supper, call not thy Friends, nor thy Brethren, neither thy Kinfmen, nor thy rich Neigh147 bid thee again, and a Recompence be made thee. 13 But when thou makeft... | |
 | Josiah Tucker - Bible - 1749 - 78 pages
...DISSERDISSERTATION I. LUKE xiv. 12, 13, 14. Then faid he alfo to him that bad him, When thou makeft a Dinner or a Supper, call not thy Friends, nor thy Brethren, neither ' thy Kinfmen, nor thy rich Neighbours ; leji they alfo bid thee again, and a Recompence be made thee. But... | |
 | John Tillotson - Sermons, English - 1757 - 496 pages
...eternal life and happinefs in the world to come. Luke xiv. 13, 14. " But when thou " makeft a feaft, call the poor, the maimed, the lame " and the blind: and thou fhalt be blefTed. For they " cannot recompenfe thee : for thou fhalt be recom" penfed at the refurre&ion... | |
 | Sermons - 1776 - 392 pages
...kinfmen, nor thy rich " neighbours; left they alfo bid thee again,and* " recompence be made thee: but call the poor, " the maimed, the lame, and the blind ; and " thou fhalt beblefled; for they cannot re,' compenfe thee ; for thou fhalt be recompen" fed at the refurretTbion... | |
 | Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1790 - 418 pages
...a Ruk of the fame Tendency, when, at a large Feaft, he fald to him, that bade him; When thou makejl a Dinner or a Supper, call not thy Friends, nor thy Brethren, neither thy Kinfmen, nor rich Neighbours; left they alfo bid thee again, and a Recompence be made thee. But when... | |
 | Missions - 1807 - 672 pages
...be the children of the Highest ; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil." And again, " When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy...thy rich neighbours, lest they also bid thee again, arid a recompense be made thee. But when llipti makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame,... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Apologetics - 1799 - 504 pages
...the guefts were probably perfons of fome diftin&ion, hefaid,(Lukexiv. 13) "When thou makeft a feaft, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind, and thou malt be blefled. For they cannot recompenfe thee, but thou (halt be recompenfed at the refurre&ion... | |
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