 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass, " for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.  The Orthodox Presbyterian - Page 541835Full view - About this book
 | Episcopal Church - 1806 - 686 pages
...Epiftle. St. James i. 22. BE ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own felves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not. a doer,...is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glafs. For he beholdeth himielf, and goeth his way, and ftraightway forgetteth what manner of man he... | |
 | 1806 - 658 pages
...DEARLY beloved : Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For, if any one be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in the glass ; for having viewed himself, he goeth away, and presendy... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...save your souls. , 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 25 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer,...like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and Straightway forgetteth what manner of man he... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - 1807 - 546 pages
...mask, and shew thee thy true character. Be not like the man who beholdeth his natural face in a glass, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. Thou hast faith ! Thou thinkest that thou hast it; and some kind of faith indeed thou hast. And 1 have... | |
 | Episcopal Church - 1808 - 634 pages
...Efiittle. St. James i. 38. DE ye doers of the word, O and not hearers only, deeiving your own selves. For f any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is ked unto a man beholding hi» latural face in a glass. For ie beholdeth himself, and goeth his way,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...engraffted in your hearts by their gracious plantation, as that which is only able to save your souls. I. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, Kc, But, whosoever looketh throughly into the perfect glass of Christian doctrine, and vieweth himself... | |
 | William Gilpin - 1809 - 468 pages
...of which faith is the caufe. We fuppofe works to be the end, for which faith is only the mean. XXXV. If any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer ; he...is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glafs : for he beholdeth himfelf, and goetk his way, andftraightwayforgetteth what manner of man he... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1809 - 332 pages
...St. James will inform you whom they are like. They are " like unto a man beholding his naf' tiiral face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself " and goeth his way, and straightway torgottetii " what manner of man he was." Do me:i tbe:\ so readily lose the image of themselves ? No... | |
 | 1809 - 670 pages
.... But be ye doers of the word ; and not hearers only, deceiving your 23 own selves. For if any one be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face 24 in a mirror : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and immediately... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 556 pages
...ordinance, that will intitle them to any share of Divine complacency. " For if any man be a V hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like " unto a man...therein, " he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of " the word, this man shall be blessed in his "deed."* * James i. 23, 24, 25. Our venerable reformers... | |
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