 | Samuel Parr, John Johnstone - 1828 - 840 pagina’s
...with observing in their own deportment the precept of their blessed Master, who had instructed them to unite the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove, they endeavoured to restrain among their followers every deviation from decorum and prudence. They... | |
 | Samuel Blyth (Baptist minister.) - 1831 - 280 pagina’s
...expose the artifices resorted to by a very large proportion of those he has to deal with; in short, to unite the wisdom of the serpent, with the harmlessness of the dove ; and, for all this, a man of ability, as well as piety, is required, so that the weekly wages before-mentioned... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 540 pagina’s
...with which they are surrounded. We are told to " walk in wisdom towards them that are without," and to unite " the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove:" and it is of absolute and indispensable necessity that we attend to these directions, if we would walk... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 664 pagina’s
...a crooked and perverse generation, we may shine among them as lights in the world." Thus should we unite "the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove a ." And in so doing we shall both adorn our holy profession, and " put to silence the ignorance of... | |
 | William Allen (of Peel.) - 1835 - 702 pagina’s
...of his enemies is concerned, he must secure by his own sagacity, prudence, and forbearance. He must unite the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove. The wisdom, therefore, of his frequent use of parables appears in every instance of the evangelical... | |
 | Stephen Higginson Tyng - 1835 - 312 pagina’s
...let me lift my eyes, Bright pattern of a Christian life 1' ' How beautifully and strikingly did he unite " the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove;' and how bright the example which he habitually set before us, of the charity of the gospel. This same... | |
 | Gregory Townsend Bedell, Stephen Higginson Tyng - 1835 - 584 pagina’s
...Jesus let me lift my eyes, Bright pattern of a Christian life.' " How beautifully and strikingly did he unite ' the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove;' and how bright the example which he habitually set before us, of the charity of the Gospel. This same... | |
 | Gregory Townsend Bedell, Stephen Higginson Tyng - 1835 - 650 pagina’s
...Jesus let me lift my eyes, Bright pattern of a Christian life.' " How beautifully and strikingly did he unite ' the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove ;' and how bright the example which he habitually set before us, of the charity of the Gospel. This... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1846 - 566 pagina’s
...disdained every shape and form of artifice ; and perhaps never was as attentive as he should have been to unite the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove. They could not, therefore, have gone on together, had their doctrinal disagreement been less essential.... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1847 - 918 pagina’s
...first instance, lest he should defeat his pious purposes: I wish to tread in his steps, endeavouring to unite the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove. Sir Thos. B. and Mr. were thoroughly convinced that my plans were good ; and they will act upon them.... | |
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must never lose sight of their Master's injunction, to unite the wisdom of the serpent with the harmlessness of the dove. Sound policy requires us to proceed with caution, and to assail, with a delicate and tender hand, deeply-rooted prejudices. 
