...Repentance and Amendment of Life, he thus accolled them : 0 Generation of Vipers, -who hath warned you to flee from the Wrath to come ? bring forth therefore Fruits meet for Repentance : and think not to fay within yourfehes, we have Abraham to our Father : for I fay unto you, that God is able of thefe...

...feverely expofes this Error, Matth. iii. 7. O Generation of Vipers, fays he, ivho hath warned you to Jiee from the Wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore Fruits meet for Repentance. And think not tofaf within yourjehes, we have Abraham to our Father : for I fay unto you, that God is able of theft...

...TESTIMONIES OF THE FOUR GOSPELS, RELATING TO THIS SUBJECT, ARE CONSIDERED. No. I. Matt. iii. 10, 12. And now also the Axe is laid unto the Root of the Trees: Therefore every Tree, which bringeth not forth good Fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the Fire. No. II. Whose Fan is in...

...to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. 5. And as all men raufed in their hearts of John, whether he were the Chrift, or not; John anfwered,...

...multitude, that tame forth to be baptized of him : О generation Jieration of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. 5. And as all men mufed in their hearts of John, whether he were the Ghrift, or not ; John anfwered,...

...MATTHEW Hi. 8, 9, IO. BRING FORTH FRUITS MEET FOR REPENTANCE; (THAT IS, ANSWERABLE TO AMENDMKNT OF LIFE) AND THINK NOT TO SAY WITHIN YOURSELVES, WE HAVE ABRAHAM TO OUR FATHER: FOR I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT GOD IS ABLE OF THESE STONES TO RAISE UP CHILDREN UNTO ABRAHAM. NOW THE AX IS LAID...

...Fruits.' Conduct. See att. vii. 16 — 19. ' Meet for repentance.' The proper expression of repentance. 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father : for I say unto you, that God is ahle of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 9. They regarded...

...Sadducees came to his baptism," but "lie said unto them, 0 generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance;" we think that this proves they expected to find a virtue in baptism itself— instead of seeing it...

...fruits meet for repentance ;" and then obviates their favourite excuse for neglecting repentance. " Think not to say within yourselves, we have Abraham to our father : for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." In the latter...

...warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? 8 Bring forth, therefore, fruits meet for repentance : 9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also...