 | John Newton - 1808 - 624 Seiten
...deferred acknowledging your letter much longer than I intended. I now thank you for it. I can sympathize with you in your troubles ; yet knowing the nature...calling, that, by an unalterable appointment, the way to tiie kingdom lies through many tribulations, I ought to rejoice rather than otherwise, that to you... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 566 Seiten
...course, and of common influence ; but of extraordinary power and special influence. So Phil. i. 29. Unto you it is given not only to believe but also to suffer : where, though it may seem that to suffer for the name of Christ denotes not any special work of God... | |
 | John Newton - 1810 - 624 Seiten
...deterred acknowledging your letter much longer than I intended. I now thank you for it. I can sympathize with you in your troubles ; yet knowing the nature...whereof all the Lord's children are partakers, might not you question-your adoption into his family ? How could the power of grace be manifest either to... | |
 | John Newton - 1821 - 686 Seiten
...TO MR. Cii a LETTER I. DEAR SIR, January 16, 1775. THE death of a near relative called me from home in December, and a fortnight's absence threw me so...unalterable appointment, the way to the kingdom lies througli many tribulations, I ought to rejoice rather than otherwise, that to you it is given, not... | |
 | John Newton, Richard Cecil - 1824 - 634 Seiten
...deferred acknowledging your letter much longer than I intended. I now thank you for it. I can sympathize with you in your troubles ; yet, knowing the nature...whereof all the Lord's children are partakers, might not you question your adoption into his family ? How could the power of grace be manifest, either to... | |
 | Henry Moore - 1830 - 468 Seiten
...them." " To you," says the suffering Apostle, who bore about in his body the dying of the Lord Jesus ; " to you it is given not only to believe, but also to suffer, for his sake. It is » faithful saying, If we be dead with him, we shall also live with him ; if we... | |
 | John Gillies - 1834 - 672 Seiten
...for the truth's sake : " Rejoice and be exceeding glad ; great shall be your reward in heaven." For to you it is given not only to believe, but also to suffer, and perhaps remarkably too, for the sake of Jesus ! This is a mark of your discipleship, an evidence... | |
 | 1823 - 890 Seiten
...Jesus Christ, and we shall be saved. Yet faith is of the operation of God, and given of Godt. Unto you it is given not only to believe, but also to suffer for his sake. We are commanded to repent and be converted, that our sins may be blotted out. Yet repentance... | |
 | John Gillies - 1838 - 728 Seiten
...suffering Tor the truth's sake: "Rejoice and be exceeding glad; great shall be your reward in heaven." For to you it is given not only to believe, but also to stiller, and perhaps remarkably too, for the sake of Jesus ! This is a mark of your disciplcship, an... | |
 | John Newton - 1839 - 496 Seiten
...deferred acknowledging your letter much longer than I intended. I now thank you for it I can sympathize with you in your troubles; yet knowing the nature...escaped these things, whereof all the Lord's children arc partakers, might you not question your adoption into his family 1 How could the power of grace... | |
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I can sympathize with you in your troubles ; yet, knowing the nature of our calling, that, by an unalterable appointment, the way to the kingdom lies through many tribulations, I ought to rejoice, rather than otherwise, that to you it is given, not only... 
