 | Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 էջ
...natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit,' etc. (1 Cor. ii. 14). The same Paul elsewhere denies that we are 'sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves' (2 Cor. iii. 5). Now, it is evident that the mind or understanding is the guide of the will ; and,... | |
 | John Flavel - 1689 - 412 էջ
...neither indeed can be." Rom. 8:7. "How can ye, being evil, speak good things." Matt. 12 : 34. " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God." 2 Cor. 3 : 5. How fallen then is man, who can neither believe nor obey, speak a good word... | |
 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 էջ
...religious duties. " Without me," said Christ, "ye can do nothing :" and St. Paul says, " We are not sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God ;" that is, we have it by actual supplies of the Holy Ghost. Christ is present, by his Spirit,... | |
 | John Locke - 1801 - 398 էջ
...are free agents, as to doubt whether ther? be foundation enough for a day of judgment. , . , ; . ,_ It is not for me to judge how far your lordship's speculations reach: but finding in myself nothing to be truer than what the wise Solomon telli me, J As thou knowest... | |
 | 1842
...can be found more completely self-renouncing in this respect, than the declaration of St. Paul? " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves : but our sufficiency is of God.'' (2 Cor. iii. 5.) The right way to view a Christian, is, to regard him as a man whose wisdom... | |
 | 1802 - 374 էջ
...God ; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables trust have we through Christ to God- ward : s Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency isof God ; 6 Who.also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 էջ
...discharge all the functions of the holy ministry: "Such trust have we through Christ to God-ward : not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God, who also hath made us able wvvnister-s of the new Testament ; not of the letter, but of the... | |
 | 1804 - 476 էջ
...stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart. 4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward : 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God ; 6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; rot of the letter, but of the... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 էջ
...only joyfully receives, but gratefully confides in the divine testimony. • If, therefore, we are not sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God : If faith be his gift, and no man can come to Christ except the Father draw him : If, without... | |
 | Theophilus Lindsey - 1805 - 338 էջ
...nature of the soul, which implied that men were not free agents, thus replies to the charge : 7 " It ce It is not for me to judge how far your lordship's speculations reach ; but finding in myself nothing to he truer than what the wise Solomon tells me, Eccles. xi.... | |
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Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 
