| Christian biography - 1810 - 480 pages
...abundance of silver and gold. If he didi they are at his command; and as it respects us, "If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not." The promises we make to ourselves, of devoting to the service of God, or our fellow-creatures, any... | |
| James Morison - Bible - 1810 - 292 pages
...even beyond their power ; wand he says afterwards, " If there be a willing mind, it is accepted w" according to that a man hath, and not according .to that he hath " not." The meaning of the riches bestowed in the dedication iof the altar and the temple, will be fully understood... | |
| Atonement - 1811 - 450 pages
...any such kind of impossibilities. Yea, we are particularly told in his word, that "if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not." If a man has but little estate, it is not expected or required that he should give away a great deal... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 444 pages
...cup of cold water towards it ; and such shall in no wise lose their reward ; " For, if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not." Where nothing can be had the king must lose his right. Mary was determined in her heart to perfume... | |
| Atonement - 1811 - 406 pages
...as well as in God's account. " If there be first a willing mind," we always suppose it ought to be accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not." But the want of a willing mind, or not having a mind to do well, is universally considered as a crime,... | |
| Thomas Boston - Man (Theology) - 1811 - 476 pages
...of will, for the will itself, 2Gort viii. 12. " For if there be first a willing mind, it isaccepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not." Their groanings, when they cannot well word their desires, are heard in heaven ; the tneaning of these... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 506 pages
...ability which God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ. It is required according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. You want to be out of your fetters, to ascend the mount, and to view and describe the joys and glories... | |
| Joseph Field - God - 1811 - 358 pages
...Ğr blame, 2 CORINTHIANS, rili. 12. For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted aecording to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. ^S the following discourse is designed to be in connection with such preceding ones as have invited... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 468 pages
...the same reason, you are not condemned. There is no guilt, because there is no choice. As there " is a willing mind, it is accepted, according to that a man hath, not according to that he hath not." 10. A believer indeed may sometimes be grieved, because he cannot... | |
| John Locke - 1812 - 516 pages
...to will, so there may be a performance also, out of that which you have. 10 For, if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. IS For I mean not, that other men may be eased, and you burdened : 14 But, by an equality, that now,... | |
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