| John Brewster - Bible - 1830 - 602 pages
...emanation of the most exquisite part of the Christian character, proceeding immediately from that " wisdom that is from above, which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy1."... | |
| Noah Worcester - Christianity - 1831 - 130 pages
...puffed up — doth not behave itself unseemly — seeketh not her own." This, too, is what James calls the " wisdom that is from above, which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entieated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy ;" and this he mentions... | |
| Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1831 - 612 pages
...conversation," and by doing better than the unwiser do ; James iii. 1 — 13. He is endued with the "wisdom from above, which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality" (or wavering in persecution, as Dr. Hammond renders it), and without... | |
| Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1831 - 622 pages
...conversation," and by doing better than the unwiser do ; James iii. 1 — 13. He is endued with the "wisdom from above, which is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality" (or wavering in persecution, as Dr. Hammond renders it), and without... | |
| Abiel Abbot - Sermons, American - 1831 - 410 pages
...gentle nature — " The fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace ; and the wisdom which is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits. I remark once more — V. The blessings and comforts of the kingdom of God are, in... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - Eschatology - 1831 - 332 pages
...opinions as if they were fundamental and allessential truths of God. The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and of good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. The directions on this head in the sacred... | |
| Edward Maltby (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 422 pages
...thus shall you exhibit the clearest proof that you have earnestly sought, and not sought in vain, " the wisdom that is from above ; which is first pure, then peaceable ; gentle, and easy to be intreated ; full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality a, and without hypocrisy."... | |
| William Orme - Clergy - 1831 - 376 pages
...what of man, and noted the events of both in the world. These were like ripe fruit, mellow and sweet; 'first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy; who, being makers of peace, did sow the... | |
| Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1831 - 638 pages
...man, and noted the events of both in the world ; and these were like ripe fruit, mellow and sweet, first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy, who being makers of peace, did sow the fruits... | |
| Congregational churches - 1832 - 570 pages
...him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown... | |
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