 They cannot mean that," answered Mr. Mertonn, " for our Lord has also told us to let our light so shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father Which is in Heaven...  The Ballad Minstrelsy of Scotland - Side 3541893 - 656 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1831 - 156 sider
...ourselves of the honour attached to our profession, by letting our light shine before men, so that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven. There is, indeed, a needless scrupulosity, which ought to be avoided with great care ; because the... | |
 | William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham.) - 1831 - 542 sider
...impiety and immorality even in the worst of times, and " let our light so shine before men, that they " may see our good works, and glorify our " Father which is in heaven." These are lessons of general importance. More special instruction might hence also be given to those... | |
 | John Hall - 1832 - 508 sider
...adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things, that our light may so shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven.* Vain is our profession of Christianity if this be not our desire and endeavour. But if through grace... | |
 | 1832 - 508 sider
...halting,' in order to rejoice over it. We should, therefore, " let our light so shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven." ' 288 UN THE UNFULFILLED PROPHECIES OF SCRIPTURE. No. XIX. HAVING expressed, in our last essay, our... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 684 sider
...let us not be ashamed of it, but rather endeavour to " make our light to shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven." Of course, I must not be understood to recommend any thing like ostentation : that is hateful both... | |
 | Manual - 1832 - 336 sider
...and not to encourage ostentation, that we are required to " let our light shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven." (Matt, v. 16.) 254. Let us, at the same time, be mindful that we deserve not the rebuke which the Pharisees... | |
 | John Murray - 1833 - 288 sider
...merit his notice, think it our interest and bounden duty to ' let our light shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in Heaven.' As therefore it hath pleased God to make us acquainted with the voice of the good Shepherd, the Lord... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 596 sider
...of others, is .a duty constantly and solemnly enjoined. Our light must so shine before men that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven. " Dearly beloved, abstain from fleshly lusts, that war against the soul ; having your conversation... | |
 | William Henry Clarke - 1834 - 402 sider
...fully and so devoutly, as in letting the light of our charity and piety so shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven. But though we maintain that our great Creator requires at our hands a diligent and faithful service... | |
 | Joseph Bingham - 1834 - 640 sider
...which is chiefly done by the conversion of sinners, whilst our light so shines before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father, which is in heaven. Which is a zeal that ought to be in every true convert, and commonly is in those, who have been themselves... | |
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