 | 1814 - 570 pages
...justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats; but... | |
 | 1815 - 358 pages
...concluded, " though my instantaneous death was to follow." Mrs. Delvayne thought with the apostle, ' All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient.' And when she found Zeluc-i's thirst for vengeance drew a defence of her rash immature plan out of every... | |
 | David Brown, Charles Simeon - Missions - 1816 - 528 pages
...repressed than encouraged, and was accustomed to quote as the rule of the christian minister's conduct, " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient." Hence partly, he restrained every manner of frivolity of pursuit, or levity of conversation, in himself... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1817 - 746 pages
...might innocently eat of those things offered to idols, even in the idol temples, uses these words, All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient. Will any man infer from hence, thai murder, and adultery, and incest were lawful to St. Paul ? Or that... | |
 | Asia - 1819 - 656 pages
...rather repressed than encouraged, and was accustomed to quote as the rule of the minister's conduct, " all things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient." Hence he controlled the flights of levity in himself and others. He had a strong predilection for children... | |
 | John Bunyan, Robert Hawker - 1822 - 620 pages
...all things are pure," it may well be retorted that which the same apostle said in another place, " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient : all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any thing," 1 Cor. iv. 12. To which he immediately subjoins... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - Theology - 1822 - 548 pages
...order to that end whither their calling is designed. To this sense are those words of St. Paul ; " All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient ;" that is, some things which directly are lawful, by an indirect obligation may become unfit to be... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy, Modern - 1823 - 466 pages
...they do is in itself lawful, unless they seek in it the glory of God, and the good of others. TEXT. 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not...things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles,... | |
 | John Locke - Philosophy - 1823 - 462 pages
...justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful unto me ; but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me ; but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but... | |
 | John Locke - Bible - 1823 - 474 pages
...justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful unto me ; but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me ; but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats : but... | |
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All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient : all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 
