| Richard Watson - 1791 - 490 страници
...time Jefus rejoiced in fpirit, and faid, I thank thee, O Fa" ther, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou haft hid thefe things " from the wife and prudent,...Even fo, Father, for fo it feemed good in thy fight." The Apoftle Paul likewife gloried in the mean condition of the firft converts. ,.j Cor. i. 26. " You... | |
| 1791 - 450 страници
...I faid, I go unto the Father : for my Falber is GREATER than I. John xiv. 28. From the Scriptures. prudent, and haft revealed them unto babes : even fo FATHER, for fo it feemed good in THY fight." Matt. xl. 25, 26. Luke x. 21. " And he—fell on his face and prayed, faying, 0 MY FATHER, if it be... | |
| Ralph Erskine - 1793 - 384 страници
...At that time Jefus anfwered and faid, I thank ihee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, bccaufe thoa haft hid thefe things from the wife and prudent, and haft revealed them unto bates. And xiii. i i. Jefus anfwered and faid unto his difciples, Becaufe it is given unto you to know... | |
| Henry Hunter - 1794 - 508 страници
...as rejoicing in fpirit, and faying, " I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, becaufe thou haft hid thefe things from the wife and prudent, and...fo, Father, for fo it feemed good in thy fight."* Thus God deftroyeth the " wifdom of the wife, and brings to nothing the underftanding of the prudent."t... | |
| Augustus Toplady - 1794 - 526 страници
...chapter, with thefe remarkable words, I thank thee, Holy Father, Lord of heaven and earth, becaufe thou haft hid thefe things from the wife and prudent, and...them unto babes : even fo, Father ; for fo it feemed food in thy fight. Where Chrift thanks the Father, jr doing that very thing, which Arminians exclaim... | |
| Robert MacCulloch - 1794 - 738 страници
...folemn thanks to his heavenly Father: * I thank thee, O Father, Lord ' of heaven and earth, becaufe thou haft hid thefe ' things from the wife and prudent, and haft revealed ' them unto babes *.' The babes, and infants, of whom our Saviour fpeaks, were his apoftles and difciples, who were fimple,... | |
| Thomas Wilson - 1795 - 504 страници
...they do not refifl his will) give more grace. I thank thee, O Father, (faith Jefus Chrift) that thou haft hid thefe things from the wife and prudent, and haft revealed them unto babes. Accordingly, as too many can make a fhift to go to hell with a great deal of knowledge; fo we find... | |
| Ralph Erskine - 1795 - 540 страници
...thanks the Father, faying, Matth. xi. 25. " I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven andearth,becaufe thou haft hid thefe things from the wife and prudent, and haft revealed them untobabes." Hedoth not thank him, that he hath revealed them to the mighty, the great, and wile, in... | |
| Ralph Erskine - 1795 - 582 страници
...myfteries of the kingdom of God. He hath hid tliefe things from the wife and prudent, and revealed them to babes ; even fo, Father, for fo it feemed good in thy fight." (6.) There are merciful fenfible enjoyments, which they ibmetimes get, to make them fing of mercy :... | |
| Ebenezer Erskine - 1798 - 614 страници
...to them; hence is that of Chrift, " I thank thee, О Father, Lord of heaven and earth, becaufe thou haft hid. thefe things from the wife and prudent, and haft revealed them unto babes, iiven fo, Father, for fo it feeraed good in thy fight," Matth. xi. 25. 26. I fhall only mention a few... | |
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