...this much more affects the heart, and overwhelms it with holy astonishment; as you see in Paul : I " was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious;...ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord Jesus was exceeding abundant." 1 Tim. 1 : 13, 14. Sp when pardoning grace appeared to Mary, that notorious...

...he gone against his light and knowledge, there had been little hope of him : " I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and injurious ; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief." 1 Tim. 1 : 13. I do not say, it is utterly impossible for one that knowingly and maliciously opposes...

...to the Minifterial Office with which God has been pleafed to intruft Me. 12 And I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry j 1 3 Who was before a blafphemer, and a 12. And I blefs and magnify God, for the great Favour...

...Apojlle, becaufe 1 PERSECUTED the church ef God, [l EP. xv. 9.] And to Timothy, 1 thank Chrift Jefui our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the mintjtry ; ivho nuas before a blaffhemer and a PERSECUTOR, and injurious. But 1 obtained mercy, tecavfe...

...doing of it eminently in his own perfon, i Tim. i. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. / thank Chrift Jefus cur Lard who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry ; who was before a btafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becaufe...

...preach among the Gentiles the unfearchable Riches of Chrift:" and again, fays he, " I thank Chrift Jefus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry." Thus this tall cedar bows his reverend head to his great Mafter and Lord, owning the honour...

...ability of him whom be has thus invoked, and that" he \a able to fuccoirr," fays, " I thank Jefus Chrift our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the miniftry; who was before a blafphemer, and a perfecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becaufe...

...and a perfecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy, becaufe I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Chrift Jefus. 15 This is a faithful faying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Chrift Jefus came into...

...@jou is applied to CHRIST : the words following plainly prove it. In our tranflation they are, " And I thank CHRIST JESUS our LORD, who hath " enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, put" ting me into the miniftry." But the Greek is, en Tvigov ps fiyrja-ono, Sj-pzvog si; liuKonotr...

...which he accufes himfelf, is apparent from the verfes immediately preceding : " I thank Chrift Jefus, our Lord, who ** hath enabled me, for that he counted me " faithful, putting me into the miniftry, " who was before a blafphemer, and a perfe" cutor ** cutor and injurious ; but I obtained...