 God-ward : not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God ; 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...  Sermons preached in Christ Church, Skipton - Seite 101von Richard WARD (Perpetual Curate of Christ Church, Shipton.) - 1843Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...cf action. By freedom of action, let us not be supposed to mean sufficiency for action; "we are not sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency" is in Him, who " worketh in us, both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Thus God deals with all... | |
 | 1812 - 954 Seiten
...trusteth in man." " Blessed is the man who trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is." " Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God," See also Philip, iii. 3. 8, 9, and many other parallel passages. But it is time that we should... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 Seiten
...for these things ?" who is properly qualified to 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... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1808 - 634 Seiten
...through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen. The Ejii&tle. I Cor. iii. 4. 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 s of God. \Vho also hath made us able ministers of... | |
 | James Thomson (minister at Quarrelwood.) - 1808 - 592 Seiten
...it. " We are not," says an Apostle, " sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves j but our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament," &c. 2 Cor. iii. 5, 6. They are qualified and authorized for their work because Jesus intends... | |
 | Church of England - 1810 - 466 Seiten
...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 ministers . of the New Testament; not of the letter, but of the Spirit : for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.... | |
 | John Owen - 1810 - 370 Seiten
...grace, do any thing spiritually good. Our apostle confirms the same truth : ' And such trust Jiare we through Christ to God-ward ; not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to think any thing as of ourselves, tut our sufficiency is of God.' 2 Cor. iii. 4, 5. It is an eminent grace... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 416 Seiten
...destitute of the Spirit of God, and so are distinguished from those ministers which God sends out. " But our sufficiency is of God, 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,"... | |
 | Platon (Metropolitan of Moscow) - 1814 - 364 Seiten
...agreement with these words of the Master, is the reasoning of his chosen vessel, 2 Cor. iii. 4, " And 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." This gracious assistance of our weakness... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1844 - 496 Seiten
...MAGAZINE. No. 49. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. V. ON THE GREAT EVENTS RECORDED IN THE EARLY CHAPTERS OF GENESIS. " Our sufficiency is of God ; 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."—... | |
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