But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections - Page 274by Jonathan Edwards - 2007 - 372 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| Peter Brett - English literature - 1748 - 260 pages
...Knowledge among!) you ? Let him Ihew out of a good Converfation bis Works wish Meeknefs of Wiidom. But if ye have bitter Envying and Strife in your Hearts, glory not, and lye not againft the Truth. For where Envying and Strife is, there is Confufion, and every evil Work.... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 416 pages
...beforementioned, in the third chapter, and ifth, i6th, and 1 7 th verses. . The words run thus : " This wisdom descendeth not from above ; but is " earthly,...devilish. " For where envying and strife is, there is confu" sion, and every evil work. " But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, ". then peaceable,... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 pages
...Apostle beforementioned, in the third chapter, and ifth, i6th, and i yth verses. The words run thus : " This wisdom descendeth not from above ; but is " earthly,...devilish. " For where envying and strife is, there is confli" sion, and every evil work. " But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, " then peaceable,... | |
| 1802 - 374 pages
...knowledge among you ? let him shew, out of a good conversation, his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth .iot from above, but is earthly, 4 Behold also the ships, which sensual,... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...knowledge among you ? let him shew, out of a good conversation, his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and... | |
| 1804 - 438 pages
...knowledge among you ? let him shew out of a good conversation hij works with meekness of wisdom. 1 4 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and... | |
| Job Orton - Bible - 1805 - 430 pages
...their numbers may be increased. Remember what the apostle James saith, eft. iii. 16, 17. Where fm>\ting and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that in from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good... | |
| Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...4; iii. 9. Heb. vi. 1 6. An oath for the confirmation of truth, is an end of strife. James iii. 14. If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. Ver. 15. This wisdom is earthly, sensual, devilish. Ver. 16. For where envying and strife is, there... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 1C For where envying and... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...apostle before mentioned, in the the third chapter, and 15th, 16th, and l?th verses. The words run thus: "This wisdom descendeth not from above ; but is earthly,...above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, treated, full of mercy and good fruits, .without partiality, and without hypocrisy."... | |
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