Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises : that by these... The Beauty of the Word in the Song of Solomon - Page 39by Maria Wright - 1872 - 390 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Lambert Coghlan - 1832 - 578 pages
...have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. 2 Co. vii. 11. Whereby (by Chritt't divine power) d shall 42 cast them into a furnace of fire : there...and gnashheaven with his mighty angels, in flaming the world through lust. And betides this, giving diligence, add to your faith, virtue ; and to virtue,... | |
| Prohibited books - 1832 - 208 pages
...and set at naught the plain unvarnished account of it as given by God himself. Peter says, that the ' 'divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain...knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue. " It is through knowledge, which is to be had only in and through the exercises of our own minds, that... | |
| 1833 - 82 pages
...and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that...divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue ; and to virtue... | |
| Charles Simeon - 1833 - 604 pages
...and enforced. MMCCCCXVIII. THE PRECIOUSNESS OF THE PROMISES. 2 Pet. i. 4. Whereby are given unto tts exceeding great and precious promises : that by these...divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. COMMENTATORS are not agreed with respect to the connexion of these words. Some... | |
| Richard Charles Coxe - Sermons, English - 1834 - 380 pages
...our mortal bodies. By that victory, the divine power hath given us (to use the words of St. Peter) " all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through...exceeding great and precious promises, that by these we might be partakers of the Divine Nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through... | |
| William Rushton - Atonement - 1834 - 252 pages
...supported and comforted by the special promises of God, part of which are as follows : '2 Peter 1 — 4, " Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." Jer. 32— 38, 39, " And they shall be ray people, and I will be their God."... | |
| Richard Cattermole - Christianity - 1834 - 338 pages
...power hath given unto us all things that pertain to life and godliness,' (that is, to this new life of godliness,) 'through the knowledge of him that hath...exceeding great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature :" so we read it; but it is something mistaken: it is not... | |
| Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1834 - 384 pages
...man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 2 Pet. i. 4. God hath given to us exceeding great and precious promises, that by...divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. See 1 Pet. i. 22, 23. DEFILEMENT OF SIN. XCVIII. Defilement of sin. Mattxv.... | |
| Samuel Eyles Pierce - 1835 - 606 pages
...all contained in this new, divine, spiritual and supernatural birth in these words, " According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that...the corruption that is in the world through lust." 2 Epis. i. 3, 4. In this new-birth is contained all the life and grace of Christ, which will ever be... | |
| Richard Cattermole - Christianity - 1835 - 364 pages
...the divine assistance, and thus be admitted to a participation of the divine nature : ' according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that...exceeding great and precious promises, that by these we might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through... | |
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