 | 1804 - 400 pages
...thing external and circumstantial : " The kingdom of God is no ' meat and drink, but righteousness and peace, and joy in ' the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things servetl ' Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men. To me nothing is more evident than that... | |
 | William Rathbone - 1804 - 314 pages
...promote either unity in matters of opinion, or the far more defirable objeft of " follow" ing after things which make for peace, and things " wherewith one may edify another."* In connexion with this fubject it may not be unfeafonable to introduce a quotation from Ifaac Pennington,... | |
 | James Macknight - 1806 - 564 pages
...Ghoft. 1 8 For he that in thefe things ferveth Chrift, is acceptable to God, and approved of men. 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make...peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 20 For meat deftroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure ; but 1 6 MY; /3Xair^57jtte;cr3-^... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 530 pages
...external and circumstantial : " The king" dom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and " peace, and joy, in the Holy Ghost. For he that in...Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of '' men." To me nothing is more evident, than that the essence of christianity abstractly considered, consists... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 528 pages
...and drink, but righteoufnefa and peace, and joy " in the Holy Ghoft. Let us therefore follow af" ter the things which make for peace, and things " wherewith one may edify another *." Our SaE e 3 viour * Epiftle of Paul to the Romans, chap. xiv. viour himfelf declared againft perfccution... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 530 pages
...and drink, but righteoufnefs and peace, and joy " in the Holy Ghoft. Let us therefore follow af" ter the things which make for peace, and things " wherewith one may edify another *." Our SaE e 3 viour viour himfelf declared againft perfecution in the moft exprefs terms. The Jews... | |
 | Hugh Knox - 1808 - 252 pages
...wine, nor any " thing whereby thy brother ftumbleth, or »' is offended, or is made weak. But let " us follow after the things which make " for peace, and things wherewith one - '' may edify another."* 5. — (J.) This chriftia* liberty of ours is never to be given up merely to pleafe, humor, and gratify... | |
 | Thomas Witherby - 1809 - 296 pages
...thefe things ferveth Chrift is acceptable of God, " and approved of man. Let us therefore follow *f after the things which make for peace, and things " wherewith one may edify another. For meat " deftroy not the work of God. All things are #' indeed pure : but it is evil for that man... | |
 | George Campbell - 1811 - 500 pages
...logical acuteness in distinction, or grammatical accuracy of expression ; but it is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these...Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men '". § 6. Now, if we inquire, by an examination of the context, into the nature of those differences... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 416 pages
...God, obtains a good report both from heaven and earth. " For the kingdom of God is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost; for he that in these...Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men." 8. I think that the saints deliverance from the law is expressed 1n terms as strong as words can make... | |
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For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace,... 
