| Robert Walker - 1799 - 408 pages
...John, I. John, iii. 18. 19. " My little children, let us not " love in word, neither in tongue only, but in " deed and in truth ; and hereby we know "...truth, and fhall aflure " our hearts before him." Not that any thing done by us can merit a reward at the hand of God ; for after we have done all, we... | |
| 1802 - 442 pages
...Doctrine of Grace. t Heb. xii. 14. $ Whitehead'i Life of Wesley, Vol. ii. p. 69, || Heb. ». ix. ther in tongue, but in deed, and in truth. And hereby we know that \vt are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him *." This, indeed, is the test of assurance,... | |
| Samuel Hopkins - 1803 - 408 pages
...of holinefs, and great Care and diligence in living a holy life. The apoftle John fays, "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue,...the truth,, and fhall aflure our hearts before him :" £i Jolmt iii. 18, 19.] The apoftle Peter exhorts profcffing Chriftians to take care to live and... | |
| Alexander Macwhorter - 1803 - 488 pages
...world's " goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shuteth up his bow"els of compassion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in " him ? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in " tongue, but in deed and in truth.'' Fourthly, This love, in opposition of selfishness, will awaken... | |
| Alexander Macwhorter - 1803 - 560 pages
..." goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shuteth up his how"" rls of compassion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in. "him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in w tongue, but in deed and in truth." ' Fourthly, This love, in opposition of selfishness, will awaken... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1805 - 566 pages
...for the " body, what doth it profit ?" " My little chil" dren, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, " but in deed and in truth : and hereby we know, " that we are of the truth, and shall assure our " heart before him V So that love of the brethren, shewn in active kindness, is uniformly... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1806 - 686 pages
...world's good, and feeth his brother have need, and mutteth up his bowels of compaflion from him ; how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children,...truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and mall aflure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1806 - 340 pages
...He that loveth not, kuoweih not God ; tor God is love. Let love be without diffimulation. My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue,...deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are ot the truth, and fliall afTure our hearts before him. 4. ...Be kindly affeftioned one to another with'broth.... | |
| John Stanford - 1806 - 454 pages
...resound his praise for evermore ! LECTURE XVIII. THE TRIAL OF THE HEART. 1 JOHN iii. 18 — 21. My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue,...but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that tue are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. for if our hearts condemn us, God is... | |
| Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - 1807 - 386 pages
...assurance, " My little children, let us not love IB word, neither in tongue, ie in profession only, but in deed, and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts be* fore him." Let us examine ourselves, my brethren, whether •we have this... | |
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