| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...not dragged or forced out of his body. It was not passive but active obedience. " No man taketh it from me ; I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up. This had I from my Father." They are grossly deceived then, that say Christ's active obedience was... | |
| John Farquhar (minister at Nigg.) - 1792 - 464 pages
...native fuperiority of mind, and his unlimited fubmiffion to his father's will. Thus he tells us himfelf. No man taketh my life from me\ I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again i. And he who could Z have * Johax. it. have obtained more than twelve... | |
| Lorenzo Dow - 1804 - 170 pages
...than that he Iay down his life for his friends," and, " I lay down my life for the fheep." A«ain. " no man taketh my life from me — I have power to lay it down, and power to take it again." Now, if no man took Chrifi's life * Galaiians 4. 4. Ihl. 10. 5. and 15,... | |
| Lorenzo Dow - 1814 - 666 pages
...that he lay down his life for his friends" — and. " I lay down my life for the sheep." Again — " no man taketh my life from me— I have power to lay it down, and power to take it again." Now, ifnoman took Christ's life from him, then their nail ing hi^s to... | |
| Green Atkinson - 1821 - 126 pages
...we hear him saying, in reference to his E 2 approaching approaching Crucifixion : No MAN taketh away MY life from me: I — have power to lay it down, and I — have power to take it up again; see John x. 18. The same omnipotent power which could take it up again, was requisite to LAY... | |
| Thomas Wright (of Borthwick, Scotland.) - 1828 - 464 pages
...which he bowed to this appointment of God, and to the cheerful triumph even with which he hailed it, " No man taketh my life from me. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again." This, however, merely expressed the perfect freedom from all mental restraint with which he... | |
| Walter Farquhar Hook - 1832 - 360 pages
...But the words of Scripture are still upon his lipst; words, which remind us of his own declaration : No man taketh my life from me. I have power, to lay it down; and I have power, to take it again.t (16) For, he cried again with a loud voice, and said, Father,... | |
| Scotland Church of gen. assembly - 1841 - 386 pages
...which he bowed to this appointment of God, and to the cheerful triumph even with which he hailed it, ' No man taketh my life from me. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again.' This, however, merely expressed the perfect freedom from all mental restraint with which he... | |
| 1856 - 652 pages
...me, even so know I the Father.' ' Thy sins are forgiven thee.' ' I give unto them eternal life.' ' No man taketh my life from me ; I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.' ' No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from... | |
| Robert Rollock - 1844 - 746 pages
...hair of his head ; for he saith himself, in, the tenth chapter and eighteenth verse of this Gospel, " No man taketh my life from me ; I have power to lay it down, and to take it up again." So the Lord, by this wonderful effect of that word, " I am he," will let... | |
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