...course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.' — ' For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience,...of God, we have had our conversation in the world.' Such a testimony of conscience is a precious cordial to a suffering or a dying man : the time we have...

...too little in return for thy love. The testimony of our consciences, enlightened by the H«iy Ghost, that 'in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with...of God, we have had our conversation in the world,' is infinitely better and sweeter than the applause of the whole earth. " Nulldpallescere culp& murws"...

...Apostle says, " Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience." What was this testimony ? " That in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly...of God, we have had our conversation in the world." David observes, speaking of the commandments of the Lord, " in keeping them," not in knowing them merely...

...His Christian consciousness of sincerity he described in these comprehensive and beautiful words : " For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience...of God, we have had our conversation in the world." He threw open all the windows of his soul ; there was in him no duplicity, but simplicity, singleness;...

...stand ?" But what, in opposition to this, is the source of a Christian's composure and satisfaction ? " Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience,...of God, we have had our conversation in the world." Hererein consisted the triumph of the apostle over the fear of the Roman governor, and over the oratory...

...17. 3. • 2 Cor. iv. 1, 2. '2 Cor. ii. 17. c*l Thesa. ii. 3*5. nothing, yet possessing all things f. For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience,...of God, we have had our conversation in the world*. 4. Hisjiddity, and unwearied diligence. Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and...

...all the changing scenes of life, we shall have this for our rejoicing, even the testimony of a good conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity,...of God, we have had our conversation in the world. Amen. ACTS xi. 23. — And exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the...

...preserving, and heightening it, may btf learned from the passage in Paul's second Epistle to the Corinthians: "For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of "our...sincerity, not "with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace ol'God, we have had "our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to "you wards." It is easy...

...of its acceptance. Thus we shall have peace in repenting and joy in believing. The Apostle says, " Our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience,...of God, we have had our conversation in the world." 4. That we may not be ashamed of our hope, we must aim at religious improvements. This is St. Peter's...

...distinction from that I called moral, known by the name of a "godly sincerity," or the sincerity of God : " our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience,...of God, we have had our conversation in the world." 2 Cor. i. 12. Wow in two respects this evangelical sincerity may be called godly sincerity. First,...