 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me...  Tracts ... - Page 9by New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Tract Association - 1824Full view - About this book
 | William Sherlock - Religion - 1690 - 290 pages
...juft ; becaufe Ifeek not mine own will, but the wiff of the Father, which hath fent me. 6 John 38. For I came not to do my own will, but the will of him that fent me. 4 John 34. My meat is to do the will of him thatfent me, and tofiniJh his work :... | |
 | William Dell - Theology - 1773 - 628 pages
...of obedience to his Father, and love to his church. i. Out of obedience to his Father: for he faith, I came not to do my own will, but the will of him that fent me : and this is the will of. him that fent me, that of all that he hath given me I Jhould... | |
 | John Disney - Sermons, English - 1793 - 516 pages
...do his will; " all things," fays he, " whatfoever thou haft given me, are " of thee* : and again, " I came not to do *' my own will, but the will of him that " fent me-f-." Whenever his difciples are difpofed to give to him that honour which peculiarly... | |
 | John Wesley, George Story - Christianity - 1801 - 592 pages
...this moment. Now here we need all the omnipotence ol God, and a continual remembrance of thofe words, I came, not to do my own will, but the will of him that fent me. From Mr. GEORGE CLARK, to Mr. T. RMy dear Brother, London, Dec. 21, 1771. HOW precious... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Bible - 1804 - 774 pages
...Father. He faid repeatedly, / can of my oivn self do nothing. The Father within me he doth the works. I came not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. He exacled no fervile attendance from his followers. On the contrary, he faid that... | |
 | Hannah More - Christian life - 1811 - 244 pages
...sacrifice of Christ in his death, we are called upon to imitate the sacrifice of himself in his will. Even the son of God declared, " I came not to do my own...grand lesson, this was his distinguishing character. * Howe. Self-will is the ever-flowing fountain of all the evil tempers which deform our hearts, of... | |
 | Lant Carpenter - Unitarianism - 1817 - 624 pages
...heard m his communications with God.' Ch. vi. 38. ' 1 came forth from peculiar intercourse with God, not to do my own will, but the will of Him who sent me.' Ch. vi. 6z. ' Do ye revolt at this ? if then ye should see the Son of Man ascending to Him with whom... | |
 | Hannah More - Christian life - 1811 - 276 pages
...sacrifice of Christ in his death, we are culled upon to imitate the sacrifice of himself in his will. Even the Son of God declared, " I came not to do my own will, hut the will of him who sent me." This was his grand lesson, this was his distinguishing character.... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1812 - 586 pages
...TEXTS. said, thou art Christ the Son of the living God : Matt. xvi. 16.— (/) I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me : John, vi. 38. — (m) See Phil. ii. 7. — (n) Thou art a teacher come from God : John, iii. 2. —... | |
 | Hannah More - Children - 1812 - 248 pages
...sacrifice of Christ in his death, we are called upon to imitate the sacrifice of himself in liis will. Even the Son of God declared, " I came not to do my own will, hnt the will of him who sent me." This .was his grand lesson, this was his distinguishing character.... | |
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