...nature, and not sinners of the gentiles, were by nature the children of wrath even as others : for we were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving...in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. The same doctrine was constantly held forth by the other Apostles, as well as by St. Paul. In "time...

...work, 2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice 3 c and envy, hateful and hating one another. 4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour...

...Titus, as having, in the former part of their lives, before their conversion to Christianity, been " foolish, disobedient, deceived, " serving divers lusts...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one " another." Now, when Paul enumerates several unchristian immoralities to the Corinthians,* he adds, not including...

...letter to Titus, a fummary of Chriftian doctrine is given us in the following language. " The " kindnefs and love of God our Saviour toward man " appeared, not by works of righteoufnefs which we " have done ; but according to his mercy he faved us, " by the warning of regeneration,...

...which was given us in Chrift Jefus before the world began. T''- 3 4i 5- But after that the kindnefs and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteoufnefs which we have done, but according to his mercy he faved us by the wafliing of regeneration,...

...work, 2 To speak e-«l of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentk t shewing all mee'kness unto alt men. 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appt tared. 5 Not by wor\s of...

...Christian church, converts •were remarkably changed in this respect : Tit. iii. 3, &c. " For w« ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man appeared ; he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the. Holy...

...of wrath, even as others." Eph. ii. 1, 2. " We ourselves, also," saith the apostle again to Titus, " were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another." Tit. iii. 4. Well the Christian remembers the ignorance- of his mind, the enmity of his heart, the...

...context, which describes the state of the persons prior to their jus'-irka* tion. " For we ourselves were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving...malice and envy, hateful and hating one another." ver. 3. These sins are evidently violations o£ the moral law, and discover the wretched and helpless...

...free from " sin, and become the servants of God." Most of them remember the time, when they " were " foolish, disobedient, deceived; serving divers " lusts...living in malice and envy, " hateful, and hating one another:1" but " God, " who is rich in mercy, of his great love, where" with he loved them, even when...