| Religion - 1811 - 872 pages
...foreign merchants, are now able to say, that they have " the testimony of their consciences, t'iaf in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the lirncc of God, they have thtir conversation in the world." — Great profits, I admit, nre made by... | |
| Nathan Parker - Christian life - 1812 - 70 pages
...ftewardihip. God grant, that in the hour of death our rejoicing may be, THE TESTIMONY OP AOOOD CONSCIENCE, THAT IN SIMPLICITY AND GODLY SINCERITY, NOT WITH FLESHLY WISDOM, BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE HAVE HAD OUR CONVERSATION IN THE WORLD. At that hour may we be enabled to fay with as much... | |
| Missions - 1806 - 662 pages
...deceivableness of unrighteousness about them, that their rejoicing was this ; the testimony of their conscience; that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, they had their conversation in the world. They came forth with no plan before them but that which... | |
| John Locke - 1812 - 516 pages
...may be given by many on our behalf. 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity, and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-wards. PARAPHRASE. hopes,... | |
| Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1812 - 378 pages
...shall not reproach me so long as I li\re. (m) Our rejoicing is this : the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world; that we have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1813 - 580 pages
...brother, abideth in death. 2 Cor. i. 12. For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of Gcd, we have had our conversation in the •world, and more abundantly to youward. b Rom. viii. 15.... | |
| J S. Pipe - Christianity - England - 19th century - 1813 - 646 pages
...Lord, or as it is expressed by St. Paul, " Our rejoicing is this — the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity, and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have our conversation in the world." The Spirit of holiness, as has been already observed,... | |
| Elihu Thayer - Congregational churches - 1813 - 390 pages
...believed himself the friend of Christ. "For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world." This was the evidence,, on which Job concluded himself... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1869 - 636 pages
...To the same tribunal he again appeals, "for our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that -in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world" (2 Cor. L 12). Hence also the Apostle instructed Timothy,... | |
| Thomas Scott - Christian life - 1814 - 198 pages
...the cause in which I have embarked, by any immoral conduct. My rejoicing in this respect, is this, that in simplicity, and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God I have my conversation in the world. And sincerely I may avow, that the belief of these doctrines,... | |
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