| 310 pages
...no freedom 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 pages
...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... | |
| 1842
...spring from the heart: but what hearts have we! Unstable as water: full of deceit; desperately wicked! " We are not sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves." Such are the Scripture views of man's condition : and they who are enabled by the light of God's Holy... | |
| 1846 - 810 pages
...moment when you feel your own weakness, and can say with Paul " when I am weak then am I strong " and "we are not sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God." Again, faith will give you cheerfulness. Cheerfulness is very essential to those who endeavour... | |
| Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - 1816 - 572 pages
...act, and have the greatest promises annexed to the endeavour : but are as frequently reminded that we are not sufficient of ourselves, to think anything as of ourselves, but that our sufficiency is of God : 2 Cor. iii. 5. Christ encourages no one to advance on the ground of... | |
| Edward Bickersteth - 1822 - 330 pages
...the strength of sin. Remember, first of all, YOUR ENTIRE DEPENDENCE ON GOD. Know your own weakness. " We are not sufficient of ourselves, to think anything as of ourselves ; but while you see this, know your Saviour's strength, that his grace is sufficient for you ; and, these... | |
| Philip Skelton - 1824 - 562 pages
...suchmustbe its end, if God do not deliver us from it. 'Without him we can do nothing,' Johnxv. 5; 'for we are not sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God ;' 2 Cor. iii. 5. Every text here quoted might be supported with many others, equally express... | |
| sir John Bayley (1st bart) - 1824 - 774 pages
...Amen. The Epistle. 2 Cor. iii. 4. SUCH trust have we through Christ to God- ward: 5. not that we are sufficient of ourselves to (¿)think anything, as of ourselves ; but our sufficiency is of God ; 6. who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament (c) ; not of the letter (rf),... | |
| John Milton - 1825 - 794 pages
...abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 2 Cor. iii. 5. not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God. Gal. v. 22. the fruit of the Spirit is love.... gentleness, goodness, faith. Eph. ii. 10. we... | |
| 1858 - 726 pages
...Brother, though our God. We can believe, we are saved, we triumph in redeeming grace ; we acknowledge that And the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amos, came to ;" yet we can add, " But our sufficiency is of God." Yea, verily, we experience that " We all with... | |
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