...conduct, it is given us from the Holy Ghost, and not from our brethren ; for we learn in John, iii. 27, that " a man can receive nothing, except it be given him from above ;" from whence we infer, that to attribute it to any of our brethren, is to insult the Holy Ghost,...

...thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him; 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said I am not the Christ, but that I -am sent before him. 29...

...deeply impressive, and seemed to bear upon his own case. It was the saying of John the Baptist — "A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven." Whatever he had received that was good and true, or whatever of such a nature he had been enabled to...

...serve him, the good work is begun ; for it is a truth that holds universally and without exception, a man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven. The Lord first finds us when we are thinking of something else, Isaiah Ixv. 1 ; and then we begin to...

...minds would consider as slights, and occasions of distance and interruptions of friendship. I know, that " a man can receive nothing except it be given him from above : " therefore my prayer for you is, that God would " bless you and make you blessings!" that...

...regard, to entertain a modest sens« of my deficiencies aid failings, л grateful and devout conviction, that " a man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven," and, from the experience of life and the occurrences of this moment, a lively and encouraging confidence...

...just, character of the Person, who was invested with this authority, when he says, concerning him, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven : qd " I have not received this honour of being the Christ, and " doing the works which he does, but...

...Have you ever studied that text, Brother ? (John iii. 30.) ' He must increase, but I must decrease?' ' A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven." Dr. Conyers was another subject of his most interesting representations : — the truly episcopal gravity,...

...which would qualify us to work miraculous cures on the bodies of men. John the Baptist, informs us, that a man can receive nothing, except it be given him from above, John, iii. 27. And the apostle James, preaches the same doctrine ; every good and perfect gift...

...by the Holy Ghost." (/) And John the Baptist, perceiving the stupidity of his disciples, exclaims, that " a man can receive nothing, except it be given him from above." (m) That by " gift" he intends a special illumination, not a common faculty of nature, is evident...