| 1804 - 476 pages
..." I came not to send peace, but a sword — I come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own house." Now this is exactly what we arc doing, I remain, Gentlemen, Your... | |
| N. NISBETT - 1802 - 314 pages
...peace, the peace which you so earnestly expect, upon Earth, or rather upon the land. / came, not to send peace but a sword ; * for I am come to set a man at...daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ; and a man's foes shall be those of his oivn house. In these circumstances, he tells them what, upon the supposition... | |
| Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1804 - 388 pages
...I mean is this; " Think not" (says our Lord) " I am come to send peace on earth, I came not to send peace, but a sword ; for I am come to. set a man at...daughter-in-law against her motherin-law, and a man's foes shall be those of his own household*." . What shall we say now (exclaims the infidel) to this... | |
| Laurence Sterne - English literature - 1805 - 470 pages
...daggers ever he planted ; "the son/ " shall literally be set at variance against his father, " and the daughter against her mother, and the "daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ; and "a man's foes shall be they of his own houshold." It was an excellent ordinance, as well of domestic policy,... | |
| Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 648 pages
...himself tells' us, Mat. x. 34, 35. Think not that /came to send peace on the earth : I came not to send peace, but a sword* For I am come to set a man at...the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ? and one would think this is far enough from turning the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart... | |
| Ezekiel Blomfield - Bible - 1809 - 690 pages
...came not to send peace, but a word. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man'» foes shall be they of his own household. Because the prophets have spoken glorious things of... | |
| Henry Gauntlett - Christianity - 1810 - 236 pages
...not to be propagated. — " Think not that I am come to send peace on the earth : I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at...daughterin-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household."* The two digressive paragraphs which intervene between the... | |
| Sarah Trimmer - Bible - 1811 - 396 pages
...came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughterin-law against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own houshold. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy... | |
| John Murray - Sermons, American - 1812 - 426 pages
...friends will acquiesce. " Think not that I am come to send peace upon the earth ; I come not to send peace, but a sword. " For I am come to set a man at...daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. " And a man's foes shall be those of his own household." Thus ' saith our Saviour. Religious dissensions are truly... | |
| Missions - 1841 - 712 pages
...hearts to feel. " I am not come," said our Saviour, " to send peace on earth j I am not come to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at...daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law : and a man's foes shall be they of his own household." A number of the young female converts who assembled together... | |
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