| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...should not be condemned with the world. Such is also St. James's counsel. " My brethrenp, count it all joy, when ye fall into divers temptations, knowing...this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. And let patience have her perfect work." For be thou sure that wheresoever the Lord bestoweth any gifts,... | |
| Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...there (hall be no Reward to the evil Man : the Candle of the wicked (hall be put out. d Count it all Joy, when ye fall into divers Temptations. Knowing...let Patience have her perfect Work, that ye may be .ptetfedt, and entire, wanting nothing. . : c Blefted is the Man that endureth Temptation : For, when... | |
| John Howe - 1744 - 484 pages
...immediately following my text. My brethren count it all joy when ye falL into divers temptations v knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But...let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfeSl and intire, wanting nothing*. So that at the long run they tend to their confummation and perfection.... | |
| John Tillotson - 1748 - 470 pages
...defirable for themfelves, but becaufe of the happy confequences of them, ver. 2, 3. of this chapter, My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers...this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. And to the fame purpofe St. .Paul, Hom. ¥.3,4, ?. We glory in tribulation, knowing that tribalatio»... | |
| John Sharp (abp. of York.) - 1748 - 440 pages
...in this Chapter is to comfort the Chriftians under their Perfections ; Count it all Joy, faith he, when ye fall into divers Temptations, knowing this,...Faith 'worketh Patience ; but let Patience have her pcrfett Work, that ye may be perjeSt and intire, 'wanting nothing. But now, left it mould be objected... | |
| John Tillotson - 1748 - 440 pages
...demean ourfelves as we ought under fufferings, if we heartily beg it of him, Jame.s i. 2. 3. 4. f. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers...knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh pati~ ence : but let patience have her perfeft work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.... | |
| Edward Littleton - 1749 - 368 pages
...are far from being formidable to a Chriftian. My Bretbren, fays St. James, count it all jay, vaben ye fall into divers temptations ; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience, James iz And blejjfed, fays he again, is the man that endunth temptation ; for when he is tried, be... | |
| 1765 - 506 pages
...James II JAmes a fervant of God, and of the Lord Jefus Chrift, to the twelve tribes which are fcattered abroad, greeting. $My brethren, count it all joy when...wifdom, let him afk of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth-not; and it fhall be given him. But let him afk in faith, nothing wavering;... | |
| 1765 - 500 pages
...of God, and of the Lord Jefus Chrift, to the twelve tribes which are fcattered abroad, greeting. J My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers...wifdom, let him afk of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it mall be given him. But let him afk in faith, nothing wavering... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1776 - 582 pages
...and having propofed their taking me on trials, they appointed me a piece of trial on James i. 5. " If any of you lack " wifdom, let him afk of God, that giveth to all men li" berally," &c. and that to be delivered at their next meeting in Dunfe. The which being reported... | |
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