...stop our ears to its call, and hearken to the solemn voice of the inspired Ambassador of Heaven. — Thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow...the good Fight of Faith, lay hold on eternal Life. God forbid, therefore, that I should ofter the worldly success wliich I have met with in the ministerial...

...foolisk and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For, the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. IN the two preceding discourses, I examined...

...the cates of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, add render many unfruitful. But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, faith, patience. Again: " The innocent pleasure! of life" is a phrase which we hear on all hands; but...

...foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil, which while some coveted after,...pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But thou, oh man of God, flee these things ; and followafter righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,...

...of as having been made by Christians universally. To Timothy, the same Apostle says, 1 Tim. vi. 22, Fight the good fight of faith ; lay hold on eternal...whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed, or having professed, a good profession before many witnesses. What Timothy did, in this respect, is...

...spirit, which is the word of Godh. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong1. Follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love,...meekness; fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on ' Jude, 90, «. § 7. » Jude, 8. b Gal. iv. 18. c Row. x. 2. * Phil. iv. 1. • Phil. i. «7. '1 Pet....

...pieces of silver ? So truly doth the Apostle assert (1 Tim. vi, 10), that the love of money is the root of all evil, which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Having treated fully upon most of the principal...

...address, in his instructions to the person we have mentioned so often already. "The "love of money is the root of all evil; which, while some "coveted after,...meekness. Fight the "good fight of faith, lay hold upon eternal life, whereunto "thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession "before many...

...shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee." 1 Tim. iv. 12—16. Again, 1 Tim. vi. 11. "Buttbou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after...righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness." Lastly, Titus, ii. 7. " In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works ; in doctrine shewing...

...foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil; which, while some coveted after, they have erred from the faitji, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."* Being painfully affected with some recent...