 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1809 - 460 pages
...JOURNAL, No. III. FROM AUGUST 12, 1738, TO NOVEMBER 1, 1739. it THIS COUNSEL OR THIS WORK BE OF MAN, IT WILL COME TO NOUGHT ; BUT IF IT BE OF GOD, YE CANNOT OVERTHROW IT ; LEST HAPLY YE BE FOUND EVEN TO FIGHT AGAINST GOD. — ACTS V. 38, 39. THE PREFACE. 1 • J/ffHEN at first men began... | |
 | George Buist - Sermons, American - 1809 - 350 pages
...Christian religion-. " Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if council, or this work be of men, it will come to nought. But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; kst haply ye be found even to fight against God." I FORMERLY read these words... | |
 | Theophilus Lindsey - Sermons, English - 1810 - 568 pages
...instructions of his teacher, Gamaliel, .whose advice was ; (Acts v.) " Refrain from these men, and let them alone ; for, if this counsel or this work be...of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God." A man may therefore be assured that he has not done himself justice... | |
 | Paul Wright - 1810 - 508 pages
...the council, ' Refrain from these men, ' and let them alone: (for if this counsel or tin's work 1 be of men, it will come to nought: but if it be of ' God, ye cannot overthrow it ;) lest haply ye be found ' even to fight against God : I say, this advice had great weight with them ; which indeed it... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 456 pages
...now 1 say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone : for it this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : . • - . • > But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest happily ye be found to fight against God. And to him they agreed : and when they had called the apostles,... | |
 | 1810 - 570 pages
...?—The speech of Gamaliel has never been and can never be answered: " If this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: but if it be of God, ye cannot overcome it." Under the direction of Speusippus, his nephew, the school retained all the purity... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 448 pages
...preach in favour of methodism. It was this, " And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for, if this counsel or this work be of...be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, lest haply ye be found even to fight against God," Acts v. 38, 39. I thought he was going to caution the people not... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - Bible - 1811 - 396 pages
...now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone : for il this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. 40 And to him they agreed : and when they had called the apostles,... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1811 - 340 pages
...religion, boldly challenge every adversary to examine and to. disprove it if be can; for if it be the work of men, it will come to nought; but if it be of God, it cannot be overthrown. We acknowledge, Sir, your goodness in bringing down to our understanding the... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1812 - 586 pages
...I say unto you, refrain from these men, and let them alone ; for1 if this council, or this work, be of men, it will come to nought ; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, lest haply ye be found fighting against God." But, I ask, why leave it to this discussion ? Why not produce the dead... | |
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Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. 
