 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to...  Sermons on Several Occasions - Page 208by John Wesley - 1836Full view - About this book
 | William Ellery Channing - Antislavery movements - 1843 - 442 pages
...says to us : " If a man smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. If he take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Is this a recognition of our neighbour's right to smite us, to take our coat,... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - Antislavery movements - 1843 - 432 pages
...says to us : " If a man smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. If he take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Is this a recognition of our neighbour's right to smite us, to take our coat,... | |
 | John Henry Newman - Faith - 1844 - 460 pages
...unto "you, that ye resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Thus the servants of Christ are forbidden to defend themselves by violence... | |
 | D. Davidson - Christianity - 1844 - 284 pages
...unto you, That ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee ; and from him that would borrow of thee turn... | |
 | Universalism - 1861 - 462 pages
...say unto you that ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. . . . Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate... | |
 | William Sewell - Church and state - 1844 - 458 pages
...unto you, that ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."1 It is idle, and worse than idle, tp attempt to restrict and explain away... | |
 | 1844 - 788 pages
...implication alone, but expressly and by name. " And if any man will sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also ; and whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Shall we therefore declare the profession of a Lawyer Anti-Christian, and... | |
 | Practical sermons - 1845 - 396 pages
...rather calculated to provoke and encourage it. " If any man smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also; and if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also; and whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain;" in short, the command is so unlimited, that the power of refusal seems hardly... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 492 pages
...unto you, That ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smile thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 312 pages
...unlo you, That ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall smile thee on thy right cheek, turn lo him ihe other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law,...cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn... | |
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