 | Dirck Cornelius Lansing - 1825 - 364 pàgines
...greatness of thine iniquities are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Then may ye, also, do good, who are accustomed to do eviL" Here we see, that the power of God is supposed to be as necessary, to... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1826 - 572 pàgines
...mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. SERMON XVII.— Page 405. THE FORCE OF HABIT. JEREMIAH XIII. 23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the...may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. SERMON XVIIL— Page 435. THE FORCE OF HABIT. > PSALM CXXXIX. 23,24. Search me, 0 God, and know my... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 518 pàgines
...The mind will not be compelled to give place unto them any more. The prophet gives the reason of it, Jer. xiii. 23. 'Can the Ethiopian change his skin,...spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed do to evil.' They have had another haunt, been taught another course, the habit and inclination of... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 366 pàgines
...compelled to give place to them any more. The prophet gives the reason of it : " Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil." They have had another haunt, been taught another rourse ; the habit and inclination of the mind lies another... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 584 pàgines
...circumstances changed ; which render the work unto some men impossible. So the prophet declares it, Jer. xiii. 23. ' Can the Ethiopian change his skin,...or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good who are accustomed to evil.' Men cannot easily unlearn what they have been so taught or accustomed... | |
 | Oliver Reywood - 1826 - 626 pàgines
...custom in sin takes away conscience, and the disease may grow invincible : " Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil."* A callous hardness grows on the foot with much travelling. Sin will grow bold, and stupidity seizes... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 548 pàgines
...The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth ;' Gen. viii. 21. , ' Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil ;' Jer. xiii. 23. ' For without me ye can do nothing ;' John xv. 5. ' Not that we are sufficient of... | |
 | Oliver Reywood - 1826 - 596 pàgines
...negligence doubles the sin, and hardens the heart, Jer. xiii. 23, " Can the Ethiopian change his skin — then may ye also do good that are accustomed to do evil." What think you, is it an extermination or aggravation of a fault to plead custom ? Will the thief say... | |
 | Aubrey George Spencer (bp. of Jamaica.) - 1827 - 546 pàgines
...latter end of Job more than his beginning ..,..,. 129 SERMON XIII. ON THE POWER OF HABIT. JEREMIAH XIII. 23. Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the...may ye also do good that are accustomed to do evil 138 SERMON XIV. ON THE IMPERFECT FOLLOWING OF OUR SAVIOUR. MATTHEW VIII. 19, 20. And a certain Scribe... | |
 | 1827 - 316 pàgines
...of neglect, and render them perhaps invincible ? How strong the appeal, " can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the Leopard his spots, then may ye also do good that are accustomed to do evil." The powerful reasons against negligence, in regard to the particular duty, I have now cited, apply... | |
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Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 
