...spirit of his mind, opposes them, and is mighty through God to mortify them. By the same power he puts on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering, forgiveness of injuries: even as Christ forgave...

...And Prov. xiv. 31. " He that honoureth the Lord, hath mercy on the poor." And Col. iii. 12. " Put ye on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies," &c. This is one of those great things by which those who are truly blessed are described by our Saviour,...

...your breasts ; banish, by God's grace, every rancorous, and revengeful, and selfish feeling — and " put on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies" towards the poor — " kindness" towards all men, — " humbleness of mind," — " meekness" under every provocation,...

...contradictory to what the Christian Religion enjoins. So writes St. Paul to the Colossians, ch. iii. 12, 13, " Put on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering, forbearing one apothcr, and forgiving one another,...

...regard to the peace of the church, the reputation of religion, and the success of the Gospel, that you put on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, and gentleness, humbleness of mind, meekness and long suffering ; that you will forlear one...

...conversion of idolaters. If we would wage with success the christian •warfare, it must be by " putting on, as the elect of God, " holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble" ness of mind, meekness, long-suffering ; forbearing one " another, and forgiving...

...reason not why he it BO, but why he ought to It. 4 Put on therefore," says St. Paul to the Colossians, ' put on as the elect of God, ' holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, * long-suffering.' " • To these monstrous doctrines, with...

...merciful and lendeth." " He that honoreth his Maker, hath mercy on the poor." Prov. 14 : 31. " Put" ye " on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies," &c. Col. 3 : 12. This is one of those distinguishing marks by which our Savior describes those who...

...earthh; and putting off anger, wrath, hVer.5. malice, blasphemy, and uncleanness1, may we put 1Ver.8. on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering, forbearing one another, and forgiving one another,...

...branch of genuine humility which consists of " one preferring another in honour." (Rom. xii, 10.) " Put on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering," &c. (Col. iii, 12.) " Let this mind be in...