...obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will ; that we should be to...praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ," ver. 11, 12. Here it may be remarked, that all God's works, whether in reference to creation, providence,...

...inheri" tance, being predestinated according to the ' ' purpose of Him who worketh all things ac" cording to the counsel of his own will : that we " should be to the praise of his glory, who Jirst " trusted in Christ." Eph. i. 1. . We shall better understand the true force and import of this...

...pierced," that we shall " mourn, and be in bitterness " (Zech. xii. 10). — ED. . THE SAINTS. ' That tee should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ " (Eph. i. 12). IT is obvious from the first verse of this epistle, that it was addressed by Paul not...

...predestinated, according to the purpose of him, who works all things according to the counsel of his will, that we should be to the praise of his glory, who have trusted in Christ," Ephes. i. ,3—7, 11, 1%. Nothing can be more express than this admirable...

...inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the council of his own will, that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ ; in whom ye also trusted, (after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation,) in...

...firstfruits of his increase, do. xxxi. 9 : I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. EPH. i. 12 : That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. JAMES, i. 18: Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits...

...obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will, that we should be to...praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.' Chapter ii. and iv. ' God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us : even when...

...prediction unfolding, in one form or another, the merciful " purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will, that we should be to the praise of his glory." Transport yourself in thought to whatever period of the world you will, and you still find the gospel...

...predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will ; la That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. lit In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation :'...

...exemplified, — " To the praise of the glory of his grace, who hath made us accepted in the Beloved." — "That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ." The Things of Time Contemplated in Subordination to the Arrangement of Eternal Wisdom. A Letter to...