| John Flavel - 1671 - 576 pagina’s
...rule. But christianity teaches, and some christians have attained it, to receive evil, and return good: "Being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed, we entreat." 1 Cor. 4 : 12, 13. This is that meekness wrought in us by the wisdom from above. James, 3 : 17. This... | |
| Louis de MAROLLES, John Martin - 1803 - 248 pagina’s
...naked, and are buffetted, and have no certain dwelling place; but labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed, we intreat; we are made made as the filth of the world, and are the bff' scouring of all things unto this... | |
| John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pagina’s
...ministry, are enabled to adopt the following declaration of St. Paul with more or less propriety : " Being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed, we entreat : we are made as the filth of the world, and are as the off-scouring of all things unto this day, Giving... | |
| Joseph Priestley - 1805 - 398 pagina’s
...are buifetted, " and have no certain dwelling place, and labour, '• working with our own hands.. Being reviled, '* we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being " defamed, we intreat. We are made as the filth "of the earth and are the offscourings of all '* things unto this... | |
| William Penn - 1807 - 394 pagina’s
...we both hunger and thirst, and have no certain dwellingplace ; and labour, working with our hands : being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, and are as the off-scouring of all things unto this day."1 This... | |
| William Paley - 1810 - 436 pagina’s
...naked, and are buffetted, and have no certain dwelling-place ; and labour, working with our own hands : being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed, we entreat : we are made as the filth of the world, and as the offscouring of all things unto this day."* Add... | |
| William Paley - 1810 - 406 pagina’s
...naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; and labour, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the earth, and are the off-scouring of all things unto this day." 1 Cor.... | |
| William Paley - 1811 - 388 pagina’s
...naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; and labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed we entreat; we are made as the filtli of the world, and as the offscouring of all things unto this day *." Add... | |
| Charles Simeon - 1811 - 612 pagina’s
...should offend one of his little ones.'] ' Luke xvii. 3. DLXXIII. PAUL'S MEEKNESS. 1 Cor. iv. 12, 13. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, •we suffer it; being' defamed, we intreat: we are made as the jilth of the -world, and are the offscpuring of all fhings unto this day,... | |
| John Wesley - 1812 - 452 pagina’s
...we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place. — Being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed, we entreat. We are become as the filth of the world, as the offscouring of all things unto this day,' 1 Cor. iv.... | |
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