...king" dom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, and " peace, and joy, in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these " things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of '' men." To me nothing is more evident, than that the essence of christianity abstractly considered, consists...

...wine, nor any " thing whereby thy brother ftumbleth, or »' is offended, or is made weak. But let " us follow after the things which make " for peace, and things wherewith one - '' may edify another."* 5. — (J.) This chriftia* liberty of ours is never to be given up merely to pleafe, humor, and gratify...

...after the things which make for 20 peace, and for the edifying of one another. For a kind of food, destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure ; but it is evil in that man who eateth so as 21 to cause offence. It is right neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine,...

...with thy meat, now walkest that not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat." VersrcalO, 2 1 . " For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed...pure ; but it is evil for that man who eateth with oflence. It is good neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine.. por any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth,...

...after the things which make for 20 peace, and for the edifying of one another. For a kind of food, destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure ; but it is evil in that man who eateth so as 21 to cause offence. It ia right neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine,...

...righteousness, and рейсе, and joy in the Ыо1у Ghost 1 8 For he that in these things serveth Christ, in acceptable to God, and approved of men. 19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make forpeace,and things wherewith one may edify another. 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things...

...which his own benevolent counsels are employed a. bout. All branches of true religion lead to this. " For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men." 5. We have reason to admire the plan of divine government for its superior perfection in connecting...

...grammatical accuracy of expression ; but it is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men '". § 6. Now, if we inquire, by an examination of the context, into the nature of those differences...

...the work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Thess. i, 3. " For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men," Rom. xiv. 18. Now this man is said to be blessed in his deed, though not for it. God's blessing is...

...circumstances may be expected from those who know the spirit of that evangelical precept, " Let us follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another." In many situations, more good arises from the dread of public rebuke, than from the rebuke itself;...