 | Robert Hall - 1815 - 260 pages
...who are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people, should shew forth the praises of him who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light, 1 Pet. ii. 9. This doctrine is not discouraging in its own nature, (however it may be represented)... | |
 | Reformed Church in America - 1815 - 290 pages
...the power of darkness, and translates them into the kingdom of his own Son, that they may shew forth the praises of him, who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light ; and may glory not in themselves, but in the Lord, according to the testimony of the apostles in various... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - 1815 - 408 pages
...righteousness unto God ; to shew forth," alike by the language of their lips and the obedience of their lives, "the praises of him who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light. Every one that hath this hope in him," a hope of which the Holy Ghost is the author, and eternal life... | |
 | Edward Cooper - 1815 - 350 pages
...Christ," that so they may " adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour in all things," and " shew forth the praises of Him, who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light."* Having thus given a general view of the admonition in the text, I shall now go farther into particulars.... | |
 | Jonathan Crowther - 1815 - 552 pages
...nature, now lies before us. Here we shall find many of the sable sons and daughters of Ham, shewing forth the praises of Him who hath called them out of darkness into marvellous light, and who, till lately, never heanj. of the . Saviour's name. The comforts derived... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1816 - 488 pages
...but for what end? It is, that by bringing forth the fruits of righteousness, " they may shew forth the praises of him who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light." 2dly, We are reminded of the qualification that is requisite for serving God acceptably. We cannot... | |
 | 1816 - 926 pages
...peculiar people" of God, they must be studious to " shew forth," in their lives and conversation, " the praises of Him who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light." We cannot pass by the opportunity of remarking, that many of our public discourses appear to us defective... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1817 - 530 pages
...foreknowledge of God;" 'and "a chosen generation, a peculiar people; 1 " that they might show forth the praises of him, who hath called them out of " darkness into his marvellous light." ' It is evident that the apostle here refers to the calling of these men to the knowledge of his gospel,... | |
 | sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1817 - 644 pages
...foreknowledge of God (z) ; " and " a chosen generation, a peculiar people; that they might shew forth the praises of him, who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light (a)." It is evident that the Apostle here refers to the calling of these men to the knowledge of the... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1818 - 326 pages
...This is the very end of their being constituted " a peculiar people," that they might " shew forth the praises of Him " who hath called them out of darkness into " his marvellous light;" that they should illustrate the nature of " pure and undefiled reli" gion," by keeping themselves " unspotted... | |
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A chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people, that are to show forth the praises of him, who hath called them out of darkness, into his marvellous light. 
