| Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - Sermons, English - 1813 - 520 pages
...are said to have been without excuse : for it is one thing te VOL. ib 49 be inexcusable for changing the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and crteping things, Rom. i. 20. for giving... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1844 - 496 pages
...Epistle to the Romans, as tending to the lowest degradation of man's corrupt and fallen nature, "changing the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made...four-footed beasts, and creeping things;" (Rom. i. 23.) and similar are the characteristics of idolatry existing at the present day.* The tendency to... | |
| Richard Mant (bp. of Down, Connor and Dromore.) - 1816 - 570 pages
...the knowledge which you had of the Deity, when you " knew God, you glorified him not as God, " but changed the glory of the uncorruptible ** God into an image made like to corruptible " man, and to birds, and four-footed beafts, " and creeping thingsā¢." And as to the difcharge... | |
| George Stanley Faber - Mythology - 1816 - 618 pages
...themselves to be wise, they became fools : and the consequence of this misnamed wisdom was, that they changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Corrupt worship was speedily... | |
| Henry Hunter - Bible - 1818 - 376 pages
...imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools ; and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Who changed the truth of... | |
| Missions - 1819 - 578 pages
...so perfect as that from which the Plate was taken. Thus have our degraded fellow-subjects in India changed the glory of the uncorruptible God, into an image made like to corruptible man, and Jbur-Jootttd beasts, and creeping things, having bfcome vain in their imaginations,... | |
| sir Adam Gordon (bart.) - 1819 - 440 pages
...particularizing the sins of the Gentiles, he says, Professing themselves wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Surely, when we duly weigh... | |
| Charles Buck - Theology - 1821 - 616 pages
...religions service. Rome adopted the gods of almost every nation whom she nad conquered, and opc-ned her temples to the grossest superstitions of the most...beasts, and creeping things, Rom. i. 21, 23. No period, 'lierefore, can be mentioned when instructions would have been more seasonable and necessary ;" and... | |
| Congregational churches - 1832 - 480 pages
...just is Paul's description of the heathen, "Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave... | |
| Mary Martha Sherwood - 1822 - 326 pages
...forgotten the name of the true God, and have made to themselves vile gods of wood and of stone ! ' changing the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made...four-footed beasts, and creeping things.' (Rom. i. 23.)" '.' Papa," said Emily, " is not this verse made about these people ? ' The idols of (he heathen... | |
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