By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. Christian Pamphlets1859Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| Thomas Boston - 1799 - 414 sidor
...the yoke of obedienc?> and go under it, becaufe it is agreeable to their new nature, i John v. 3. " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous." Chrift's yoke is a galling yoke to the necks of the men of the world, becaufe there is no fuitablenefs... | |
| 1801 - 504 sidor
...commands. — This is the laft and crowning evidence of our difcipleihip, and title to eternal life, for " this is the love of God that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous."* This fubjecl of enquiry might be considered in relation to our whole life, fince we have profeSTed to know... | |
| John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1800 - 620 sidor
...altogether equal and juft. — This is the native effcft of his love to his perfon and his government : " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.'V The love we bear to the perfon of phrift, in proportion to its prevalence, will not only... | |
| 1805 - 590 sidor
...indifference and unconcern whether he pleases God or not, can have no substantial evidence that he loves him, for " This is the love of God that we keep his commandments, and they are not grievous."— The will of God is the neaessary result of his unalterable and infinite... | |
| George Bull (bp. of St. David's.) - 1801 - 330 sidor
...be fulfilled in us, who wallt " not after the flefh, but the fpirit." Heb. viii. 16; I John v. 3 : " For this is the love of God, that we " keep his commandments, and his commandments <c are not grievous;" and 1 Pet. i. 3 : " According ** as his divine power hath given us all things... | |
| John Evans - 1801 - 404 sidor
...will be reckoned, in proportion to the advances of divine love in us, i John v. 3. " This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous." This difplays true love to •God, not only that we are from fomc principle or other obedient, but that... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1801 - 138 sidor
...selfish passions and propensities. Similar to this is the language of St. John, " This is " the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and " his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever " is born of God overcometh the world ; and this is the " victory that overcometh the... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1802 - 436 sidor
...filled from beginning to end with complaints of hardnefs of heart ; not the other : i John, v. 3. " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous." — A broken heart is, 3 5. A rent heart : Joel, ii. 13. " And rend your hearts, and not your garments,... | |
| John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1802 - 600 sidor
...altogether equal and jufc.—This is the native effec~t of his love to his perfon and his government: " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous."'? The love we bear to the perfon of Chrift, in proportion to its prevalence, will not only induce us... | |
| John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1802 - 636 sidor
...altogether equal andjuft. — This is the native effect of his love to his perfon and his government: " For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.'V The love we bear to the perfon of Chrilr, in proportion to its prevalence, will not only... | |
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