 | Esther Copley - 1829 - 742 pages
...to God in the highest ; on earth peace, good-will towards men." How frequently is it seen, that God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of His kingdom ! The angelic envoy was sent to announce the Messiah's birth, not to Augustus at Rome,... | |
 | John Stanford - 1829 - 474 pages
...righteous forsaken, nor his seed (though) begging bread. Psalm xxxvii. 25. And; James assures us, that God hath chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which ke hath promised to them- that love him. Chap, ii. .">. Nothing is more common... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1830 - 622 pages
...weep." (Jam, VOL. XV II, H ii. 5, 6.) " Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? But ye have , despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 618 pages
...hearts. They are rich in faith. James ii. 5. " Hearken, my beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ?" They have the grace of God in their hearts, which is a most excellent treasure,... | |
 | John Stedman - 1830 - 364 pages
...glory in his presence." And St. James, " Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He hath promised to them that love Him?" We have seen that the Gospel belongs and is preached to the indigent and necessitous... | |
 | Russell R. Standish, Colin D. Standish - 1998 - 146 pages
...promised to them that love him (James 1:12). Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him (James 2:5)? But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither... | |
 | Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen - 2000 - 388 pages
...embraced the gospel of Jesus are poor. This is taught also in James 2:5: "Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?" The people of Christ are frequently obscure and lowly in their worldly condition.... | |
 | Edward Joseph White - 2000 - 468 pages
...415. The Poor Heirs of God's Kingdom. 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love himf 8 If ye fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, thou shalt love thy... | |
 | John Gill - 2001 - 380 pages
...come through negligence and sloth ; many a good man and an honourable Christian have been poor ; God hath chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom ; Lazarus, now in Abraham's bosom, was once a beggar ; and our Lord himself became poor,... | |
 | John Phillips - 2002 - 600 pages
...and are become judges of evil thoughts? Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before... | |
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Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? But ye have despised the poor. 
