 | William Sherlock - Judgment Day - 1704 - 438 pages
...fure St. James tells us, That the Tongue is a little Member, and boafteth great thingsy Behold how great a matter a little Fire kindleth. And the Tongue is a Fire, a world of iniquity : fo is the Tongue amongft our members, that it defileth the whole Body, and fetteth on fre the Courfe... | |
 | John Piggott - 1714 - 554 pages
...obferves, Tho the Tongue is a lit- james ,. tit Member, it boafteth great things. Behold how s> *• great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the Tongue is a fire, a world of Iniquity : fo is the Tongue among our Members, that it dcfileth the whole Body, and fetteth on fire the courfe... | |
 | James Blair - 1740 - 476 pages
...Fire when it catches in our Houfes. It is St James's Comparifon, Chap. iii. 5, 6. Behold, fays he, how great a Matter a little Fire kindleth : and the Tongue is a Fire, a World of Iniquity : fo is the Tongue amongft our Members, that it defileth the whola Body, and fetteth on fire the CourJe... | |
 | John Flavel - 1767 - 262 pages
...'i.vl)ole Body. And ver. 5, 6. Even fo the Tongue is a litlh Mimttr, and loajhlh great Things : Behold hoiv great a Matter a little Fire kindleth. And the Tongue is a Fire, a World of Iniquity : fo is the Tongue amongft our Memhers, that it dtfileth the w hole Body, and fetteth on Fire the Courfe... | |
 | Edmund Ball - 1774 - 66 pages
...as St. James exprefles it, that the Tongue is a little Member, and boafteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little Fire kindleth. And the Tongue is a Fire, a world of Iniquity : So is the Tongue amongft our members, that it defileth the whole Body, and fettcth on fire the courfe... | |
 | John Flavel - 1799 - 666 pages
...body. And verfe 5, 6. Even Ib the tongue is a little member, and boalteth great things: behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity : fo is the tongue amongft our members, that it defileth the whole body, and fetteth on fire the courie... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - Presbyterian Church - 1802 - 600 pages
...governor lifteth. " Even fo the ton ;ue is a little member, and boafteth " great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire " kindleth. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity : " fo is the tongue amongft our members, that it defileth " the whole body, and fetteth on fire the... | |
 | William Clayton - Sermons, English - 1814 - 420 pages
...governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little " member, and boasteth great things. Behold " how great a matter a little fire kindleth ! and *' the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity : so is " the tongue among our members, that it defileth " the whole body, and setteth on fire the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1817 - 436 pages
...said by a very antient writer, " The tongue is a little member, andboasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth, and the tongue is a fire. — The tongue can no man tame : it is an unruly evil." I shall make no apology for referring my readers... | |
 | James Hardie - Freemasonry - 1818 - 392 pages
...the- governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little, member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter, a little fire kindleth, and the tongue is a fire, a world 'of iniquity ; so is the tongue amongst our members, that it defileth the nhole body, and settelh on fire the course... | |
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