 | Theophilus Lobb - 1761 - 330 pages
...them, Come, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you. The Apofile James fays, Hearken my beloved Brethren, hath not God chofen the Poor of this World, rich in Faith, and Heirs of the Kingdom, which God hath promijed to them that love him. James ii. 6. And fuitable to fuch an... | |
 | John Flavel - 1767 - 268 pages
...Ourfelves by an Expeftation of thofe better Things laid up in Heaven for us, if we be Believers, Jam. ii. 5. — Hath not God chofen the Poor of this World, rich in Faith, and Heirs of the Kingdom, which hi hath promifed to them that love him. Of keeping the Laiu. Queft. 82. TS any... | |
 | John Flavel - 1770 - 556 pages
...better thtogs laid up in heaven for us, }f we be believers ; James ii. 5. Hath not God choien the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he hath promiied to them that love him. Of keeping the Law. Queft. ?z. TS any man able perfectly to keep the... | |
 | 1776 - 432 pages
...rich, • 1C. lii. i. See alfo ch. xxxv. 4. 5. f Prov. x*ii Y z fays, " Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath " not God chofen the poor of this world, rich...in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which " he hath promifed to them that love him * ?" The ancient prophets were generally fent to kings and princes,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1796 - 666 pages
...The poor, (our Saviour tells us,) have the Gofpel preached unto them ; " and St. James fays, " Has not God chofen the poor of this world rich in' faith and heirs of the kingdom ? " . In humble and obfcure ftations, men having lefs to attach them to this world,... | |
 | William Burgh - 1779 - 302 pages
...life, which the Lord hath promifed to thent that love him," James i. 12. This promife is explained ; " Hath not God chofen the poor of this world,, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he hath promifed to them that love him?" James ii. 5^ From whom now are we " * to obtain an incorruptible crown,"... | |
 | Jonathan Dickinson - 1784 - 406 pages
...acceptance with him. Another text to the fame purpofe we find in chap. ii. 5. Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chofen the poor of this -world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which Cod hath promifed to them that love him ? — It might be read, Hath not Cod... | |
 | Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1790 - 424 pages
...Religion fets before us an infinitely brighter View of Things : affuring us, that God hath cbofen the Poor of this World, rich in Faith, and Heirs of the Kingdom, which he hath promifed to them that love him". Here then is the ftrong Confolation, that on however bad a Footing... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1791 - 500 pages
...his grace, we fliould be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life." Jam. ii. 5, — " Haul not God chofen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promifed to them that love him." Rom. viii. 17. i Pet. iii. 7. 109. And as Canaan was confidered... | |
 | Robert Macculloch - 1791 - 750 pages
...heaven *.' The apoflle James calls our attention to this circumfiance: ' Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not * God chofen the poor of this world, rich in faith, * and heirs of the kingdom, which lie hath promifed * to them that love him f ?' Indeed the church, compofed of... | |
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Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He hath promised to them that love Him? 
