 | Samuel Richardson - 1785 - 652 pages
...what has befallen her; ' but her heart is tender and delicate: ' her fpirits are low; and wemuftnot 1 pull down with one hand, what we « build up with the other. My bro• ther alfo will expeft a good account • of my charge.* I bleiTed her for her goodnefs . And... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1820 - 360 pages
...myself. I did nothing but dream of robbers, rescues, and murders: such an impression had the distress of this young lady made on my mind. They made me a...what a happiness is it, that such a lady, in such a distress, should meet with a man as excellent, and as much admired as herself! My brother, Mr. Reeves,... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 366 pages
...They made me a poor report, proceeded she, of the night she had passed. And as I told you, she faulted away this morning, a little before you came, on her...what a happiness is it, that such a lady, in such a distress, should meet with a man as excellent, and as much admired as herself! My brother, Mr. Reeves,... | |
 | Matthew Henry - Lord's Supper - 1828 - 294 pages
...we be uniform in our religion, and not guilty of a self-contradiction. What will it profit us, if we pull down with one hand what we build up with the other 1 And undo in our lives what we have done in our devotions ? That we may not do so, let us be ruled... | |
 | Matthew Henry - Dissenters, Religious - 1833 - 702 pages
...communication proceed out of our t 2 Tim. " !"1• " Esek. xxxiii. 6 * 2 John 10. w 14 cxxix 8. mouth ; — we e БH? O &|u d˖ G ; and not only tempt people, but even foree them, to think, that we ourselves do not believe what we... | |
 | Thomas Comber - 1841 - 550 pages
...and give honour to it ; but if our ungodly and vile actions hinder this most desirable blessing, we pull down with one hand what we build up with the other, and shall have other men's damnation as well as our own laid to our charge at the last day. 2. In particular.... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication - 1843 - 316 pages
...we be uniform in our religion, and not guilty of a self-contradiction. What will it profit us, if we pull down with one hand what we build up with the other; and undo in our lives what we have done in our devotions? That we may not do so, let us be governed... | |
 | John Brown - Bible - 1853 - 492 pages
...according to Paul's wisdom, he makes the statement in the way least fitted to hurt or to offend.1 To pull down with one hand what we build up with the other, that is inconsistency ; and this is what Peter was doing, though not aware of it. He preached the doctrine... | |
 | Henrietta Wilson - 1853 - 106 pages
...a diligent use of the means of grace to promote the sanctification of our nature, we are too apt to pull down, with one hand what we build up with the other, from a want of watchfulness in striving against the opposing sin here alluded to. Do we not somehow... | |
 | John Brown - Bible - 1853 - 504 pages
...according to Paul's wisdom, he makes the statement in the way least fitted to hurt or to offend.1 To pull down with one hand what we build up with the other, that is inconsistency ; and this ia what Peter was doing, though not aware of it. He preached the doctrine... | |
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I did nothing but dream of robbers, rescues, and murders : such an impression had the distresses of this young lady made on my mind. They made me a poor report, proceeded she, of the night she had passed. And, as I told you, she fainted away this morning,... 
