...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...

...from all iniquity, and: purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works, ii. 11 to 14. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour...man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but ac206 tording to his mercy he saved us, by the wash* rng of regeneration, and renewing...

...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,...

...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...

...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...

...importance that it is declared to be instrumental to our salvation. St. Paul, writing to Titus, observes, " we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But aficr that the kindness and love of God our » Tit. Ui. 5, Saviour toward man appeared — not by works...

...absolutely free, is evident from the natural state of men. " We ourselves •were sometimes," he says, " foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts...hateful, and hating one another ; but after that, the love and kindness of God our Saviour towards men appeared, not by works of righteousness •which we...

...xii. 2.) unless the mind be only another expression 'for " a vicious course of life." ' We oorselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived,...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.' Do these words imply nothing but " a vicious course of life ?" No inward corruption at all ? ' But...

...whom the elect are saved. It is by Christ the Redeemer; Hence the apostle says, Tit. iii. 4, 5, 6. ' After that the kindness and love of God our Saviour...man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the...