...doubling our diligence in every perfonal and minifterial duty, endeavour to " make our light fo fhine before men, that they " may fee our good works, and glorify our Fa" ther which is in heaven*." In the 4th place I muft now take the liberty, in fidelity to the truft...

...lofe the Benefit of public Example, He has commanded that, at other Times, we let our Light fo Jhine before Men, that they may fee our good Works, and glorify our Father which is in Heaven. If all our Charity was to be intirely fecret, removed from the Eye of the World ; it would decay and...

...member of the church. Accordingly we are commanded by our blefltd LORD, to " let our light fo fhine before men, that they may fee our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven :" And the Apoftle Paul bids us " walk circumfpedlly towards them that 'are without, redeeming the...

...fbould ivalk worthy of the vocation "wherewith ive are called, and let our light fo jhine before tnen, that they may fee our good works, and glorify our Father which is in Heaven. When we thus live ourfelves in ftridt conformity to the laws of GOD, we may, with the more propriety,...

...we make our virtue auftere, painful and uninviting ; we do not let our light fo fhine before men as that they may fee our good works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven. If we place our dependance upon the externals of religion, thinking them acceptable to him for their...

...we may be feen of men ; for our Saviour has alfo commanded, that our light Jhould fo Jhine be* fore men, that they may fee our good works, and glorify our Father iv&ich is in heaven. The meaning, therefore, of this text is not that we mould forbear to give alms...

...in a word, between light and darknefs, pure religion and popery. Let our light fo Jbine before thefe men, that they may fee our good .works, and glorify our Father which is in heaven. Let them obferve the •wifdoni Propagation of the G of pel. 279 of the ferpent fweetened with the...

...nay, * take heed that our good be not evil fpoken of; and labour to § let our light always fo JJiine before men, that they may fee our good works, and glorify our Father •which is in Heaven. " For this and this only, to adopt the expreffions of an eminent preIate,|| will keep up in our whole...

...doubling our diligence in every perfonal and miniflerial duty, endeavor to " make our light fo mine before men, that " they may fee our good works, and glorify our Father " which is in heaven."* In the 4th place I muft now take the liberty, in fidelity to the truft committed to me, to be a little...

...principles, and reflect the brighteft honor upon our profeffion and character. May our " light fo fhine before men, that they may fee our good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven ;" and may we, (having been .wife, and happily inftrumental in turning many to righteoufnefs)...