...us the Father, and it fufficeth us, p. 103 • SERMON VII. Preached in the Year 1771. JAMES iv. i. from •whence come wars and fightings among you ? Come they not hence, even of your lu/ls that war in your members ? p. 1 26 SERMON VIII. Preached April 29, 1770. i TIM. i. 5. end of...

...dangerous employments in which men are '" engaged, and women are not." As for war — it is written — Whence come wars and fightings among you ? Come they not hence, even of your lufts (i)JV<SV, the defires after fenfual gratifications) which war in your mtmbers? Te luft and have...

...influence of which is owing much the greateft part of the vice and mifery that defolate mankind. " From *' whence come wars and fightings among *' you ? Come they not hence, even of your " lufts, which war in your members -j- ?" From whence (may we add) come murders, frauds, breaches of...

...in the world proceed at firft from our unruly pafllons. From whence, fays St. James, *(Ja. iv. i.) come wars and fightings among you ? come they not hence, even of your lufts, that war in your members ? But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, (Gal. v. 22.) and...

...whence come wars and fighting?" — and this is the answer, " Come they not hence, even of your own lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have...fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not," Jas. iv. 1, 2. G. Is it wrong, then, that there are soldiers ? Mr. If. You have asked a question, my...

...The apoftle James propounds and anfwers a queftion very pertinent to this difcourfe, James iv. i < " From whence come wars " and fightings among you ? Come they not hence, even of your " Infts that war in your members ?" O, if men did but ftudy mortification and felf-denial, and live...

...or mifcarry in the manner of prayer ; James iv. 2, 3. Ye Iiift, and have not ; ye kill, and defire to have, and cannot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, becaufe ye afk not. Ye afk, and receive not, becaufe ye afk amifs, that ye may confume it upon your...

...fruit of that religion which corrects the fierce paffions of men, by inculcating univerfal love. " From whence come wars and fightings among " you ? Come they not hence, even of your " lufts that war in your members ?" Thefe fierce paflions transform men into wild beafts, that delight...

...centry at his poft : Ifa. xxix. 20. T he natural man himfelf is the very field of battle : Jam. iv. i. " From whence come wars and fightings among you ? come they not hence, even of your lufts which war in your members ?" The war itfelf you may fee defcribed in the three following verfes....

...your lusts, hat war in your members ? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye till, and desire to have, and canlot obtain : ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not : 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers,...