| Jacob Ilive - 1733 - 134 pągines
...the plain Words of Scripture, which fays, " Let •"•'no' Man fay when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for " God cannot be tempted of Evil, neither tempteth he any " Man, ''Jamas \. 13. And, ver. 14. the Apoftle tells every one how he is drawn and lead into Sin, as though... | |
| Matthew Horbery - 1744 - 306 pągines
...is then only tempted in moral Account, or so as it shall be imputed to him for Sin, when he is drawn away of his own Lust, and enticed. Then when Lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth Sin : And Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth Death. Jam. i. 14, 15. And therefore the Temptations... | |
| John Tillotson - 1748 - 470 pągines
...Apoftle here in the text; That God temptt no man to fin. Let no man fay, when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted of evil, neither tempteth he any man. Before I proceed to the fecond aflertion, that every man is his own greateft tempter, 1 mould draw... | |
| John Witherspoon, William Shenstone - 1765 - 298 pągines
...difdain, the imputation of being the author of fin. *' Let no man fay, when he is tempted, I am " tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted *' of evil, neither tempteth he any man *." For our greater aflurance of this, he hath condefcended to confirm it by his oath. " As I " live,... | |
| George Fothergill - 1765 - 466 pągines
...no Man, then, let ho Community of Men, when tempted to commit Wrong or Violence, fay, "I am tempted of GOD:'' For GOD cannot be tempted of Evil, neither tempteth He any Man : Bht every Man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own Lujl and enticed- Then Lujl, when it hath... | |
| Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1783 - 468 pągines
...in ^ feparate difcourfe. SERMON IV. JAMES i. 13. . I.ET NO MAN SAY, WHEN HE IS TEMPTED, I AM TEMPTED OF GOD; FOR GOD CANNOT BE TEMPTED OF EVIL, NEITHER TEMPTETH HE ANY MAN. •. , • •' IN the preceding difcourfe I attempted to fhow, that to throw all the blame of our... | |
| John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1802 - 600 pągines
...difdain, the imputation of being the author of fin. " Let no man fay, when he is tempted, I am tempt* " ed of God : for God cannot be tempted of evil, neither " tempteth he any man."* for our greater affurance of this, he hath condefcended to confirm it by his oath.— , " As I live,... | |
| Jonathan Edmondson - 1808 - 328 pągines
...chiefly in the restless desire which is felt to enjoy them. " Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth death." Hence a believer has many inward struggles, which are only known to hirhself and God; and these... | |
| Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 490 pągines
...ver. 13. " Let no man say when he is tempted, " I am tempted of God : for God cannot be " tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any " man : But every man...lust and enticed. Then " when lust hath conceived, itbringeth forth sin; " and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth " death." The cause of all our... | |
| Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 502 pągines
...of God iii them ? First, by the cause from whence VOL. III. D evil ; for " He cannot be tempted with evil, " neither tempteth He any man. But every man...of his own " lust and enticed. Then when lust hath con" ceived, it bringeth forth sin ; and sin when it is " perfected, bringeth forth death." The doctrine... | |
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