| Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 676 pages
...Regenerate, founded on the preceding Discourses. James i. 18. Of his aim Will begat he us with the Word of Truth, that we should be a kind of First-Fruits of his Creatures. . INTEND the words which I have now been reading, only as an introduction to that address to the sons... | |
| Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1803 - 666 pages
...of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him : Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of .first-fruits of his creatures**. The apostle Peter describes christians, as those whose souls were Purified in obeying the truth through... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...; with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath : 20... | |
| Philip Doddridge - Theology - 1805 - 632 pages
...on the one hand, and all overflowing of malignity 18 Of hi» own will Ье?а.с h,e. us. wi''1 thc word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his crcatures' . ,19 YífTÍ01*' Tr beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slovv... | |
| Ralph Williston - Hymns, English - 1806 - 436 pages
...lights, with whom • is no variableness neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the... | |
| 1807 - 570 pages
...lights, with whom is uo variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18 Of liis own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. '9 ^f ^ herefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath... | |
| James Macknight - Bible - 1810 - 586 pages
...lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures. 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath : 16... | |
| Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1811 - 408 pages
...lights, with " whom is no variableness, or shadow of turning. " Of his own will begat he us with the word of " truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of " his creatures." ' Did St. James here mean baptism ; or the communication of a new and divine life ? " Of his own will... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 444 pages
...great apostle, will tell us himself what he means by the word. " Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures." This word is the word of life, sent home to the heart by God, and applied by the Holy Spirit. Here... | |
| Missions - 1805 - 672 pages
...keep ray saying, he shall never see death." The Apostles say, " Of his own will he begat us with the •word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of lii« creatures ; and Jesus said," The wind bloweth where it listeili, See. so is every one that is... | |
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