 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1783 - 468 էջ
...influence of which is owing much the greateft part of the vice and mifery that defolate mankind. " From *' whence come wars and fightings among *' you ? Come they not hence, even of your " lufts, which war in your members -j- ?" From whence (may we add) come murders, frauds, breaches of truft,... | |
 | James Williamson - 1793 - 264 էջ
...in the world proceed at firft from our unruly pafllons. From whence, fays St. James, *(Ja. iv. i.) come wars and fightings among you ? come they not...hence, even of your lufts, that war in your members ? But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, (Gal. v. 22.) and all the benevolent and amiable... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - 1793 - 640 էջ
...the latter. It is effected by the exercife of men's felfiftinefs and lufts. " From whence come wais and fightings among you ? come they not hence, even of your lufts, that war in your members ?"* " But if ye bite and devour one mother, take heed that ye be not conjumed one of another.'^ If... | |
 | James Williamson - 1793 - 268 էջ
...in the world proceed at firft from our unruly pafiions. From -whence, fays St. James, (Ja. iv. i.) come wars and fightings among you ? come they not hence, even of your lujls, that -war in your members ? But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, (Gal. v. 22.) and... | |
 | Catherine D'Oyly - 1794 - 748 էջ
...wars and tumults, thofe fcourges of the human race : " From whence come wars and fightings " among " among you ? come they not hence, " even of your lufts, that war in your " members?" If fo, let us confider what is the moft likely method to avert fuch calamities ; or, when they have... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1794 - 408 էջ
...fuffer ourfelves, and of thofe we bring upon others, arife from the dominion of our paffions. " From whence come wars and fightings " among you ? Come they not hence, even of " your lulls, which war in your members?" From whence come murders, robberies, oppreffion, and fraud? Whence... | |
 | John Flavel - 1799 - 626 էջ
...apoftle James propounds and anfwers a queftion very pertinent to this difcourfe, James iv. i < " From whence come wars " and fightings among you ? Come they not hence, even of your " Infts that war in your members ?" O, if men did but ftudy mortification and felf-denial, and live... | |
 | Alexander Fraser - 1802 - 498 էջ
...fruit of that religion which corrects the fierce paffions of men, by inculcating univerfal love. " From whence come wars and fightings among " you ? Come...hence, even of your " lufts that war in your members ?" Thefe fierce paflions transform men into wild beafts, that delight in tearing one anothers bowels.... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 460 էջ
...his poft : Ifa. xxix. 20. T he natural man himfelf is the very field of battle : Jam. iv. i. " From whence come wars and fightings among you ? come they not hence, even of your lufts which war in your members ?" The war itfelf you may fee defcribed in the three following verfes. Who... | |
 | Alexander Fraser - 1802 - 498 էջ
...qf that religion whith corrects the! fierce paffions of men, by inculcating univerfal love. " From whence come wars and fightings among " you ? Come they not hence, even of your *c lufts that war in your members ?" Thefe fierce paffions transform men into wild beafts, that delight... | |
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Ye lust, and have not ; ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot. obtain; ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not ; ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it. 
