 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 Memorial of the Rev. John Snelling Popkin ... - Page 289by John Snelling Popkin - 1852 - 392 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...the the third chapter, and 15th, 16th, and l?th verses. The words run thus: "This wisdom descendeth not from above ; but is earthly, sensual, devilish....above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, treated, full of mercy and good fruits, .without partiality, and without hypocrisy."... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...the third chapter, and 15th, 16th, and l?th verses. » The words run thus: " This wisdom descendeth not from above ; but is earthly, sensual, devilish....above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, treated, full of mercy and good fruits> without partiality, and without hypocrisy."... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 514 pages
...envying and strife in your hearts, glory not ; and lie not against the truth, This wisdom dcscendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish....from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be intreated,'full of mercy and good fruits." Every thing that appertains to holiness of heart,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 512 pages
...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....from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits." Every thing that appertains to holiness of heart,... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Religion - 1808 - 586 pages
...truth," (as if the doctrine of Christ were to be blamed for such misconduct:) " this wisdom descendeth not " from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish: for " where envying and strife are, there is confusion " and every evil work. But the wisdom that is •" from above," (the gift of... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 578 pages
...on, as the proper evidence of a truly wise and good man : James iii. 17. " The wisdom that is from' Above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy...fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."' And such are the signs of true Christianky, which the Apostle John insists on throughout his epistles.... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 520 pages
...on, as the proper evidence of a truly wise and good man : James iii. 17. " The wisdom that is from Above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy...fruits, without partiality, and: without hypocrisy." And such are the signs of true Christianity, which the Apostle John insists on throughout his epistles.... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1810 - 416 pages
...bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not and lie not against the truth. This wisdom defendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish,...is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom, which is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1810 - 432 pages
...envying and strife in your hearts, glory not and lie not against the truth. This wisdom defendethnot from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish, for...is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom, which is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy... | |
 | Johannes van der Kemp - Heidelberger Katechismus - 1810 - 548 pages
...1 Cor. xiv. 33. " This surely is not the wisdom that is from above, but it is earthly, sensual and devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work," James iii. 15, 16, 17. Therefore it concerns thee greatly, worthy reader, to know with what people... | |
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