| James Inglis - 1820 - 406 pages
...which to attain purity of heart. "And God, which knoweth the hearts," says St. Peter in the context, "bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even...between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith."* It is natural to ask; what is faith? Can it be that belief of revelation which we oppose to speculative... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...made choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth, should hear the word of the Gospel and believe ; giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us, and put no difference between them and us, purifying their hearts by faith." * This important point being settled, letters by Divine... | |
| 1821 - 788 pages
...among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe : and (iod, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving...as he did unto us ; and put no difference between them ami us, purifying' their heart» by faith." And that Peter and other Jews, his companions, did... | |
| W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...through thy truth, thy word is truth. (17 Jn. 17.) 18. Is the aid of the Holy Spirit necessary ? And God which knoweth the hearts bare them witness, giving...between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. (15 Ac. 8, 9.) ip. Is the death and resurrection of Christ a powerful motive to holiness ? Likewise... | |
| Hart Simonds - 1822 - 334 pages
...And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren." 10. '' Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciple?., which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear!" &c. Every one may safely conclude... | |
| Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed ns from our sins in Ms own blood. Acts xv. 9. And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Ga! v. 5. 16. 22, For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. This I say... | |
| Hosea Ballou - 1822 - 362 pages
...by my mouth should hear the wcrd of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bear them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; arid put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith." The passage quoted from... | |
| 1823 - 154 pages
...through thy truth : thy word is truth. (17 Jn. 17.) 18. /* the aid of the Holy Spirit necessary ? And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness,...between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. (15 Ac. 8, 9.) 19. /* the death and resurrection of Christ a poirerful motive to holiness ? Likewise... | |
| John Locke - 1823 - 454 pages
...and those here converted with him, " by my mouth should hear the Gospel, and believe. And God, who knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them...between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith," v. 7 — 9- So that both Jews and Gentiles, who believed Jesus to be the Messiah, received thereupon... | |
| George Campbell - 1823 - 590 pages
...that I could withstand God f ? Afterwards, alluding to the same memorable event, he says, God, who knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did to us ; and put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith |. Is not this telling... | |
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