 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit.  Proceedings - Page 9by Scotland free church, gen. assembly - 1860Full view - About this book
 | Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. e The Wind bloweth where it lifteth, and we hear the Sound thereof, but cannot tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; fo is every one that is born of the Spirit. 1 By one Spirit we arc all bapti2ed into or.e Body... | |
 | William Law - Christian ethics - 1726 - 552 pages
...we cannot comprehend. Our blefled Saviour faith, The Wind bloweth where it lifteth, and thou heareft the Sound thereof ", but cannot tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; fo is every one that is born of God (a}. This fliews us, how ignorant we are of the manner... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pages
...mistakes the feelings of the man, for the ordinary, but imperceptible influences of the spirit. " The ff wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou •" nearest the sound thereof, but canst not " tell whence it cometh, or whither it " goeth : so is every one who is born of the " spirit.—The... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...not, however, at this; since there are many things above thy comprehension in the natural world. " The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell, whence it comeih and whither it goeth ; so is every one that is born of the Spirit:"... | |
 | Presbyterian Church - 1806 - 650 pages
...experience the Christian has of its exercise and efficacy. In this view, our Lord observes, John iii. 8. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, or whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the spirit. There... | |
 | Thomas Coke - Haiti - 1808 - 476 pages
...experiment will not permit us to doubt. It is an element which " bloweth where it listeth; we hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth." But the variations in the temperature of the air in these islands, depend more upon the wind... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 564 pages
...judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding ?" John iii. 8. '' The wind bloweth where it listeth ; and thou nearest the sound thereof ; but canst not tell whence it cometli, and whither it goeth." We hear the sound, we perceive the effect,... | |
 | William Paley - Sermons, English - 1808 - 402 pages
...effects, and by those alone. And this I conceive to be that, which our Saviour said to Nicodemus. " The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither k goeth, so 4s every one that is born of the Spirit:" that... | |
 | David Low Dodge - Christianity - 1808 - 156 pages
....operation of the Spirit ? Evander. It is like the wind ; we see its effect and feel its influence ; " the wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit."... | |
 | James Macknight - Bible - 1809 - 544 pages
...in nature which you must acknowledge, though you cannot explain their causes. For instance, 8. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell -whence it cometh, (x-ttti ipprm from what repository it cometh) and whither it goeth;... | |
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