| William Alexander - 1839 - 434 pages
...wrought unseen by the carnal eye: "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou bearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh nor whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the SPIRIT." Can this being " born of the Spirit," result from any other cause than... | |
| Thomas Dick - 1839 - 526 pages
...deeper than consciousness. " The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, HOT CANST NOT TELL, WHENCE IT COMETH, NOR WHITHER IT GOETH ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit." VIII. " NIGHT FEARS or CHILDREN." — In an essay with this title, Charles... | |
| Thomas Bartlett - 1839 - 586 pages
...TO BE WRITTEN BY BISHOP BUTLER. ST. JOHN iii. 8. — " The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou canst not tell whence it cometh nor whither it goeth ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit" When we read of Nicodemus visiting Jesus, and acknowledging the conviction... | |
| John Goodwin - 1840 - 774 pages
...according to that of our Saviour, " The wind bloweth where it listeth; and thou hearest the sound thereof: but canst not tell whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit," John iii. 8. That these particulars are, or may be, imported in the metaphor... | |
| Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo - 1840 - 392 pages
...touches of God upon the soul. " The wind hloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth : so is every one that is torn of the Spirit." We only feel the fountain bursting, — we know not the touch that unsealed... | |
| Christoph Christian Sturm - 1840 - 970 pages
...thee, ye must be BORN AGAIN. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh nor whither it goeth, so is every one that is born of the spirit." Greatly has the discourse of Jesus been perverted by the cavillers against... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication - 1840 - 334 pages
...our Saviour describes it, " The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." John iii. 8. The wind we feel, we see the effects of it, yet cannot tell... | |
| Louisa Parry - 1840 - 356 pages
...Holy Ghost to Nicodemus : " The wind bloweth where it listed), and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh nor whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit1." 1 John iii. 8. M. And how appropriate was this emblem ! What could convey... | |
| Stephen Charnock - 1840 - 330 pages
...our Saviour describes it, " The wind bloweth where it iisteth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." Johniii. 8. The wind we feel, we see the effects of it, yet cannot tell... | |
| Stephen Charnock - 1840 - 332 pages
...our Saviour describes it, " The wind bloweth where it iisteth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit." John iii. 8. The wind we feel, we see the effects of it, yet cannot tell... | |
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