For who maketh thee to differ from another ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? Macmillan's Magazine - Page 3991859Full view - About this book
| 1847 - 660 pages
...sober," &c. " Who maketh thee to differ from another '? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?" (1 Cor. iv. 7). Did Mr. Philip make himself what he is ? Will he say if he had been born in New Zealand,... | |
| Martin Luther - 1826 - 1184 pages
...iv. to those who wished to set aside this equality,) and what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? now, if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou had? t not received it ?" Thus, while God reigns in us through Christ, all things are his and nothing... | |
| John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 524 pages
...;' Rom. xi. 35, 36. ' What hast thou, O man, that thou hast not received ? But if thou hast received it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?' 1 Cor. iv. 7. God requireth nothing of us but what he hath formerly given us, and therefore he has... | |
| 1827 - 512 pages
...another. For who maketh thee to differ from another ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? now, if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it ? Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us ; and I would to God ye did... | |
| Johann Joachim Spalding - Emotions - 1827 - 346 pages
...creation ; but always to bear in mind the Apostle's words, " what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? Now, if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it ?" Here, man has no resource for pride : he sees that he has nothing of his own ; that he can do nothing... | |
| J. C. Ross - 1827 - 462 pages
...the Poor. " Who maketh thee to differ from another ? or, what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? Now, if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it ? Now ye are full ! now ye are rich ! Ye have reigned as kings without us." — PAUL. " The distresses... | |
| John Platts - 1827 - 688 pages
...COB. iv. 7 : Who maketb. thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? HEB. v. 4 : No man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. JAMES,... | |
| Abraham Booth - Grace (Theology) - 1827 - 380 pages
...needful and sharp rebuke, " Who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? Now, if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?" They, therefore, who are the favoured objects of distinguishing love, and who look for salvation by... | |
| Thomas Shaw B. Reade - 1827 - 484 pages
...converts : " Who maketh thee to differ from another, and what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it. " Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth." Moses equally cautioned the ancient people of God against... | |
| Henry Walter - Great Britain - 1828 - 524 pages
...humility ? Who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou, that thou didst not receive ? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it ? These ferocious pirates would burn a house and its inhabitants together ; or, after having slain... | |
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