 | British prose literature - 1821 - 322 pages
...greatest stress, as necessary to salvation. But St. James tells us, that " if any man among us seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, that man's religion is vain :" and that " pure religion, and undefiled before God the Father, is this'... | |
 | Theology - 1823 - 314 pages
...Religion, seek for something, which has no relations :to it. "If any man among you," says James, "sewn <o be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain." When religion is supposed to be'a certain supernatural something, which no one can communicate, and... | |
 | John Tillotson - Sermons, English - 1820 - 358 pages
...evil practice, all our religion is vain. So St. James expressly tells us, If any man among you seemeth to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, that man's religion is vain. St. Paul puts slanderers amongst those that shall not inherit the kingdom... | |
 | Birmingham sacellum Erdingtoniense - 1821 - 644 pages
...forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but...deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion, and undented before God and the Father, is this, To visit the fatherless and widows... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Emotions - 1821 - 472 pages
...him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth." James i. 26, " If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but...deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain." Chap. iii. 14, 15, " If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against... | |
 | John Newton - 1821 - 656 pages
...the Gospel, a searching criterion of their sincerity, when he says, " If any " man among you, seem to be religious, and " bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own " heart, this roan's religion is vain." This passage should not be thought a hard saying, for it stands in the Bible... | |
 | Mrs. Chapone (Hester) - Conduct of life - 1821 - 322 pages
...greatest stress, as necessary to salvation. But St. James tells us, that " if any man among us seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, that man's religion is vain :" and that " pure religion, and undented before God the Father, is this... | |
 | Hester Chapone - 1821 - 358 pages
...greatest stress, as necessary to salvation. But St James tells us, that " if any man among us seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, that man's religion is vain." And that pure religion, and undefiled before God the Father, is this... | |
 | Arminianism - 1850 - 704 pages
...and the latter furnishes a comprehensive and ever-seasonable prayer : — " If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but...deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain." (James i. 26.) " Let the words of my month, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight,... | |
 | W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...worship of God 1 11. Is the government of the tongue a test of our sincerity ? If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but...deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. (1 Jas. 26.) 12. Should we pray for God's assistance against the sins of the tongue ? Set a watch O... | |
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If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 
