...same time, since these are contrary one to the other. " The friendship of the world," we are told, " is enmity with God; whosoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God."* " Be not conformed," says the apostle, " to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your...

...ligious, and bridleth not his tongue, his religion is " vain." And again he assures us, that " whoever will " be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God." And to the same purpose Paul expresses himself on the subject of love (that love which he describes...

...Christ can fall to the ground, " Ye cannot serve two masters," and those of the apostle, " He that will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God ;" and unless a saint can change his God, and yet be a true saint. Nor can a true saint ever fall away...

...Christ can fall to the ground, " Ye cannot serve two masters," and those of the apostle, " He that will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God ;" and unless a saint can change his God, and yet be a true saint. Nor can a true saint ever fall away...

...James observes, that a man must necessarily be the enemy of the true God, if he be a friend of the world. " Know ye not that the friendship of the world...will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God." James iv. All the sin that men commit, is what they do in the service of their idols : There is no...

...have, and cannot obtain ; ye fight, and war, and yet ye have not." " Ye adulterers, and adulteresses ! know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity...with God ? whosoever, therefore, will be a friend to the world, is an enemy of God." From this we think it evidently appears, that the warlike spirit...

...enemy of the true God, if he be a friend of the world. " Know ye not that the friendship of the n orld is enmity with God ? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the \vo:ild, is the enemy of God.'' James iv. Ail the sin that men commit, is what they do in the service...

...Scripture, which declares " that the friendship of the world is enmity with God; and that whosoever will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God?" Is my heart right with the Searcher of spirits ; and do I really feel those important subjects which...

...not in him :" that " the friendmip of the world is enmity with God :" and that therefore, " whofoever will be- a friend of the world is the enemy of God*." .This may be called a hard faying. Some at leaft may be ready to afk, ' What then ' are we to do ?...

...CCCXCIX. FRIENDSHIP OF THE WORLD IS ENMITY WITH GOD. James iv. 4. Te adulterers, and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the -world is enmity...will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God. THERE is a boldness of speech, which, not only comports well with the character of God's ambassadors^...