| New Church gen. confer - 1855 - 590 pages
...— a ground, not of magnifying the servant, but of glorifying the Master, who is the Truth itself, "the true light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world." " Samuel Taylor Coleridge says, (' Literary Remains,' vol. iv., p. 423,) 'I have often thought of writing... | |
| James Wilson - Calvinism - 1814 - 342 pages
...light of life." John Vin, 12. " For " in him was life, and the life was the light of men." " And he was the true light, that enlighteneth every " man that cometh into the world." Chapter i, 5, 9. This light of Christ, the Son of righteousness, like the light of the material sun,... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1815 - 880 pages
...earth, the brightest emanation of the Deity ; in him was life, and the life is the light of men. That is the true light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world : the light of truth, and the light of life. That the powers of mind may be for a long time suspended... | |
| Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 pages
...instructer, Paul was equal or superior to Jesus, why is he never declared to be ' the light of the world, the true light, that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world' ? This Jesus, and he only, was declared to be. We are then to meet together in the name of Jesus, and... | |
| John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 578 pages
...rule of his sceptre, and the obedience of his gospel.b All spiritual revelation is by Christ. ' He is the true light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world ;' John i. 9. He is the day spring, the day star, and the sun. So that it is impossible any light should... | |
| George Fox - Society of Friends - 1831 - 610 pages
...can such gross darkness comprehend this divine, heavenly light, which is the ' life in the word, and the true light, that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world ;' and the prophet saith, ' whom God hath given for a covenant of light, and to be his salvation to... | |
| Francis Bragge - Theology - 1833 - 286 pages
...of bringing it to its full splendour was reserved for him who first implanted it in the soul, and is the true Light, that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world i. At his coming, the clouds that were still remaining removed apace, and the glimmerings and imperfect... | |
| Henry Martin - Society of Friends - 1835 - 240 pages
...manifestation of his Spirit is given to every man to profit withal," and that He, and He alone, " is the true Light, that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world," — that he hath showed unto man what is good, and what he the Lord their God requireth of them, so... | |
| William Evans, Thomas Evans - 1838 - 496 pages
...being saved therein; which is in the fallen and lost condition. I own and believe in Him, as he is the " true light, that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world." I own and believe Him to be "the way, tbe truth, and the life ; and that no man comes to the Father... | |
| Edmund Pray - Death - 1838 - 236 pages
...Scripture the word, and in this word is life, and this life is the light of men ; and it is called the true light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world ; it is also called the grace of God which bringeth salvation, which bath appeared unto ^11 men, teaching... | |
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