And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, who .was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious ; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief, and the... The works of Matthew Horbery, D.D. - Page 161by Matthew Horbery - 1828Full view - About this book
| 1737 - 468 pages
...to the Minifterial Office with which God has been pleafed to intruft Me. 12 And I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry j 1 3 Who was before a blafphemer, and a 12. And I blefs and magnify God, for the great Favour... | |
| William Warburton - 1765 - 452 pages
...Apojlle, becaufe 1 PERSECUTED the church ef God, [l EP. xv. 9.] And to Timothy, 1 thank Chrift Jefui our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the mintjtry ; ivho nuas before a blaffhemer and a PERSECUTOR, and injurious. But 1 obtained mercy, tecavfe... | |
| John Owen - 1772 - 498 pages
...doing of it eminently in his own perfon, i Tim. i. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. / thank Chrift Jefus cur Lard who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry ; who was before a btafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becaufe... | |
| John Wesley - 1796 - 666 pages
...preach among the Gentiles the unfearchable Riches of Chrift:" and again, fays he, " I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry." Thus this tall cedar bows his reverend head to his great Mafter and Lord, owning the honour... | |
| William Burgh - 1779 - 302 pages
...ability of him whom be has thus invoked, and that" he \a able to fuccoirr," fays, " I thank Jefus Chrift our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry; who was before a blafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becaufe... | |
| James Purves - 1790 - 180 pages
...ilrengtheneth me.' He alfo. thanks Chrift for what he had done for him, i Tim* i- 13. I thank Chriit. Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, puting me into the miniftry.' Afts ix, 17. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the houfe, and... | |
| Charles Hawtrey - 1794 - 220 pages
...@jou is applied to CHRIST : the words following plainly prove it. In our tranflation they are, " And I thank CHRIST JESUS our LORD, who hath " enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, put" ting me into the miniftry." But the Greek is, en Tvigov ps fiyrja-ono, Sj-pzvog si; liuKonotr... | |
| William Paley - 1796 - 448 pages
...which he accufes himfelf, is apparent from the verfes immediately preceding : " I thank Chrift Jefus, our Lord, who ** hath enabled me, for that he counted me " faithful, putting me into the miniftry, " who was before a blafphemer, and a perfe" cutor ** cutor and injurious ; but I obtained... | |
| Thomas Wilson - 1796 - 484 pages
...favours he had vouchfafed himfelf, and the church thro' his means. I thank Chriji Jefus the Lord, it*ho hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the mint/lry.' And this, by the way, was the very firft fubject which this worthy perfon, and imitator... | |
| George Lyttelton (1st baron.) - 1799 - 146 pages
...dung, * that I may win Chrift*.' And in his epiftle to Thnothy he writcis thus : ' I thank Jefus Chrift our Lord, who * hath enabled me, for that he counted me ' faithful, putting me 'into the miniftry, c who was' before a blafphemer, and a per' fee u tor, and injurious; but I obtained * mercy,... | |
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