 | 1804 - 498 pages
...proceeding on your journey, is a powerful reason against it. The command of the Saviour is, " Let your light shine before men, that they seeing your good works may glorify your Father, who is in heaven." Now let me ask, Where in the world do people need the light of your holy example... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1801 - 366 pages
...and is particularly engaging to young disciples, and candid enquirers after divine truth : ' Let your light so shine before men ' that they, seeing your good works, may glo' rify your Father who is in heaven.' St. PETER gives a particular exhortation to the fair sex on... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1803 - 368 pages
...and is particularly engaging to young disciples, and candid enquirers after divine truth : ' Let your light so shine before men ' that they, seeing your good works, may glorify * your Father who is in heaven,' St. PETER gives a particular exhortation to the fair sex on. this head ; which,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 444 pages
...Converse with him should quicken us to a temper and conduct ornamental to religion. Let your light then so shine before men, that they, seeing your good works, may glorify your father which is in heaven. CHAP. XXXV. From this chapter to the tenth of Leviticus, contains an account of... | |
 | Legh Richmond - 1807 - 678 pages
...spoken partly to put us in remembrance of our. duty to be kind again. As is that saying : " Let your light so shine before men, that .they seeing your good works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven." As who should say, if God hath given you so great gifts, see ye be not unthankful,... | |
 | Nathan Elliot - 1808 - 318 pages
...empty name ! Brethren, shut the mouth of the wicked by your holy lives anfl conversation. Let your light so shine before men, that they, seeing your good works, may glorify your father who is in heaven. 3dly. We infer from the subject, that it is the duty of Christians, seriously to... | |
 | John Newton - 1808 - 624 pages
...it out of your own power to be useful to others. Pray therefore for wisdom and grace, to make your light so shine before men, that they, seeing your good works, may glorify your Father \vho is in heaven. This is the great design and proper effect of the Gospel, when rightly understood.... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...endeavour, by all wise and honest means, to keep up your good n.ame. Be good, and appear to be so. Let your light so shine before men, that they seeing your good works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven : Mat. v. 1 6. Secondly. A good name, as it gives us advantage of doing good to... | |
 | 1829 - 610 pages
...not to be hermits ; but are to be like a conspicuous city on a hill. " Let your light," says Jesus, " so shine before men, that they seeing your good works, may glorify your Father who is in heaven." Mat. v. 10. Still motives are secret, and a Christian's private life is secret :... | |
 | Charles Drelincourt - 1810 - 614 pages
...Testament, he calls upon us frequently to study piety and virtue. As in St. Matt. •». " Let your light so shine before men, that they, seeing your good works, may glorify your Father which is in heaven." And in the first chapter of Mark, " Repent ye, and believe the gospel." And St.... | |
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Ye are the light of the world. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 
