| 1806 - 416 páginas
...and confidence ; and thus sweeten the bitterest cup of life. The apostle John says, "This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous." The meaning is, that obedience to the divine law is the best evidence, or the certain effect, of true... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1808 - 584 páginas
...venture, and endure evevy thing, in promoting the glory of God and the good of his redeemed people. "For this is the " love of God, that we keep his commandments: " and his commandments are not grievous." — Thus the christian may actually abound more and more in love as connected with knowledge, when... | |
| Thomas Belsham - 1808 - 656 páginas
...loveth him also that is begotten by ** N. and Gr. of God, when we love God, and keep his command3 ments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not bur4 thensome *. For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world : and this is the victory which... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1808 - 514 páginas
...same is further manifest again by the following verses of this chapter, 3, 4, 5. " This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous ;" ie this is a good evidence that we have true love to God, that we are enabled to triumph over the... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1808 - 512 páginas
...same is further manifest again by .the following verses of this chapter, 3,4,5. "This is the .love of God, that we keep his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous ;" ie this is a good evidence that we have true love to God, that we are enabled to triumph x>ver the... | |
| 1809 - 670 páginas
...begat, knreth him alto that if begotten by him. of God, when we love God, and keep his command3 incuts ; for this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not bur4 thensome * ; for whatsoever is born of God, ovcrcometh the world : and this is the victory which... | |
| Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 578 páginas
...This is the love of God, that is, this is a certain sign, or it is the constant effect of our love to God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not grievous: 1 John v. 3. they are not grievous, because they are Hi*' commandments, who is the love and joy of... | |
| James Macknight - 1810 - 452 páginas
...By this we know that we Iqve the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. l 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments : and his comandments are not burdensome,1 4 (or/, 254.) because all1 that is begotten of God, overcometh the... | |
| Hervey Wilbur - 1814 - 184 páginas
...him. By this we know that we love the children of GOD, when we love GOD, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of GOD, that we keep his commandments ; and his commandments are not grievous. Charity suffereth E 49 long, and is kind ; charity envieth not ; charity1 vauhteth not itself, is not... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1862 - 606 páginas
...— " By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous ;" or the reiterations of the injunctions — " Be ye holy," " Let not sin reign in your mortal bodies,"... | |
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