...can you place before men, more likely to impress them, than an immortal spirit in a state of rain ? " Foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy," and on account of such depravity, become hateful even to the wise and good God. Yet the •whole of...

...consequence of it. " We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. "f And again he says, " We ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he...

...not *' to baptize, but to preach the gospel.'" " We ourselves," says the apostle, " were some" times foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers " lusts...and love of God our Saviour towards man " appeared ; not by works of righteousness, which " we have done, but according to his mercy he saved " us, by...

...Christ well knows. " Put them in mind," says he, -'to be gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...malice and envy, hateful and hating one another." As you advance in the knowledge and practice of religion, fresh evidences of your own corruption will...

...vii. 14. And, if the Apostle may be credited, the natural man cannot love his neighbour as himself; " For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another," Titus iii. 3. Enmity against God, and being hateful and hating one another, is all the morality that...

...if they do, I question whether the vices of the mind are not represented as the more grievous. "Ye were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another." In this place, a climax «eems intended ; and what, in the •oft language of our days, is called a...

...many are fur from righteousness ? far fom being zealous of good tuorks ? How many are disobedient, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and en~vy, hateful and hating one another ? If the curse which gotth forth over the face of the whole earth, even under the gospel, be such,...

...to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began." Further. " But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washjmg...

...if they do, I question whether the vices of the mind are not represented as the more grievous. " Ye were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures — living in malice cind envy, hateful, and hating one another. In this, place, a climax seems intended ; and what, in...

...meekness unto all men : for we ourselves were. " sometime disobedient, deceived, serving divers4' "' lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, " hateful, and hating one another :" and should have lived, died, and perished most justly, as " vessels of " wrath fitted for destruction...