 | 1812 - 582 էջ
...believer in Divine revelation can doubt. The Gospel is the grand instrument, ordained by infinite wisdom "to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God." It is, in effect, the power of God unto salvation "to every one that believeth, to the Jew... | |
 | Richard Mant - 1813 - 440 էջ
...with darkness; if Christ hath no concord with Belial u ;" if it was the glorious purpose of the Gospel to " turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God *:" then must the foregoing consideration of the origin of this hateful quality> in its several... | |
 | 1816 - 926 էջ
...man, left the mansions of heaven, and embarked ou the waves of this troublous world, that he might turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God. The Son of God himself was the first Missionary, if I may be allowed the expression ; and,... | |
 | Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1817 - 444 էջ
...with darkness; if Christ hath no concord with Belial";" if it was the glorious purpose of the Gospel to " turn men from darkness unto light* and from the power of Satan unto God x :" then must the foregoing consideration of the origin of this hateful quality, in its several... | |
 | 1818 - 594 էջ
...on earth more happy; to show sinners the only way of pardon and enduring blessedness; instrumental!/ to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan to serve the living God; to shew forth the riches of divine grace in guiding many sons and daughters... | |
 | 1818 - 538 էջ
...on earth more happy; to show sinners the only way of pardon and enduring blessedness; instrumental!/ to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan to serve thé living God; to shew forth the nenes of divine grace in guiding many sons and daughters... | |
 | 1822 - 746 էջ
...the spirit of their work, as to employ their time and energies in one laborious and prayerful effort to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of satán unto God."—p. 3. In the statements of this paragraph it is impossible for us to agree. It... | |
 | Thomas Waite - 1826 - 618 էջ
...far higher and more important purpose; to announce to a lost and ruined world the way of salvation; " to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God." The clergy are the instruments through whom a supernatural agency is to be exerted on the... | |
 | Robert Winter - 1830 - 40 էջ
...his merciful intentions towards sinners of mankind, and by these means to subdue rebellious hearts, " to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God;" these are the great ends which he proposes ; and thus he makes his name to be " exalted... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 562 էջ
...not engaged in this blessed work. He makes his word effectual at this time, no less than formerly, " to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God." At this time also he heals the wounded spirit, and sheds abroad his love in the hearts of... | |
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done, or can do: endeavouring to extend the limits of Christ's kingdom, to convert sinners from the error of their ways, to strengthen the feeble-minded, to comfort the weak-hearted, to turn men from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan 
