 | Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 sidor
...themselves are done by the grace of God through his Holy Spirit. For St. Peter says that ' of every nation he that feareth God, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him' (Acts x. 35). And Paul also, ' We cease not to pray for you, that you may walk worthy of the Lord, and in all things... | |
 | Samuel Carr - 1801 - 390 sidor
...idea of the superior power of the God of Israel, and, at the same time, demonstrate that great truth, that in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. And, lastly, the Syrian captain might probably be as little -likely to relapse into idolatry in his... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 416 sidor
...were narrow and confined, adapted to their peculiar towns, governments, or sects ; but, " in every nation, he that feareth God, and worketh " righteousness, is accepted with him." Lastly, It is without hypocrisy ; it appears to be what it really is ; it is all of a piece. By the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 418 sidor
...were narrow and confined, adapted to their peculiar towns, governments, or sects ; but, " in every nation, he that feareth God, and worketh " righteousness, is accepted with him." Lastly, It is without hypocrisy ; it appears to be what it really is -, it is all of a piece. By the... | |
 | 1813 - 996 sidor
...or in ttve Liturgy, Articles, and Homilies of the Church of England. While it r, said in Scripture, that " in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him," we cannot deny the possibility of their salvation who never heard of the name of Christ. But... | |
 | William Mason - 1803 - 402 sidor
...Spirit is our strength.1 The Lord I terve....is just. M. God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him... .Acts x. 34, 35. IT is a common, artful device of the adversary to insinuate, '-' one part of scripture opposes... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 456 sidor
...which he has hmited this privilege. He does not say, that men of all nations are accepted of GoD, but that in every nation he that feareth GoD and worketh righteousness is accepted of him. The meaning of this will be best explained from a text in one of St. Paul's Epistles*, " Without... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1810 - 244 sidor
...Jew, Peter therefore said, " Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons ; but in .every nation he that feareth God and worketh •righteousness, is accepted with him." In this holy and impartial manner, God has always, conducted towards human creatures. He said even... | |
 | John Wesley - 1811 - 454 sidor
...also : that he is " rich in mercy to all that call upon him," according to the light they have : and that in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him." 4. But to return. This is the Nature of that Love, whereof the Apostle is here speaking. But... | |
 | Ezra Stiles Ely - 1811 - 296 sidor
...from Peter the exclamation, " of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted with him." Believers who enjoy the written word of God, differ in the. powers of their understanding ; and consequently... | |
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Foundation for true interpreting, when he learned from it that, " in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him. 
