 As ye know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, 12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.  The baptist Magazine - Page 3881821Full view - About this book
 | Richard Cecil - 1817 - 276 pages
...minister's appeal to that man is like that of St. Paul to the Thessalonians: Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe, jts you know how -we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you (at a father doth his children)... | |
 | Alexander Shanks - 1820 - 442 pages
...imitate, and, by the grace of God, constantly endeavour to make our own. "Ye are witnesses, and "God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably, we "behaved ourselves among you that believe." In the prosecution of this subject, it is proposed, first, to run over the plan of conduct which is... | |
 | 1821 - 740 pages
...prayer. Sometimes this may arise from humility ; but it is a false one. St. Paul was most humble ; yet most earnest in prayer, most persevering, most...and leave them to write, but take the pen and show them how to form each letter ? Are we men of God, heavenly, disinterested, dead to the pleasures, interests,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1821 - 624 pages
...honourable to the Gospel as it might he ? Our example is not a scandal; but can we say with the Apostle, ' 1 have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel ?' Can we say, ' Ye know how holily and jiutly and unhlameably we hehaved ourselves among you that believe ?' Do we rmbody Christianity ? Do... | |
 | William Paley - 1822 - 282 pages
...chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the Gospel of God. Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe." A person who reads this passage is natnrally led by it to suppose, that the writer had dwelt at Thessalonicafor... | |
 | Asa Cummings - 1822 - 48 pages
...the appeal of an eminent ambassador of Christ in primitive times : " Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably, we behaved ourselves among you that believe." The person of an ambassador is to be respected. An insult or abuse offered to him in his official capacity... | |
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...truly appeal to you, as the Apostle does to the Thessalonians — ' Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe.' 1 Thess. ii. 10. With what prudence, gravity, and sweetness of temper he walked before you, and presided... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1823 - 570 pages
...with a full assurance of finding a cordial belief of the declaration : Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably, we behaved ourselves among you that believe. That this was their true character is certain, from the concurrent testimony of all antiquity. Had... | |
 | Moses Stuart - 1824 - 448 pages
...should be a cast-away." He appeals to the converts at Thessalonica, "Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably, we behaved ourselves among you that believe." Thus, with well doing he put to silence the ignorance of foolish men; commended himself to every man's... | |
 | 1824 - 462 pages
...chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe : 11 As ye know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father doth his... | |
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