...the beauties of holiness." " We ourselves " were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, ser" ving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and "...appeared; not by works of righteousness which " we have done, but according to his mercy he saved " us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of...

...to the temper of the gospel, and interested in its blessings. The Apostle says, " We were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts...and envy, hateful and hating one another : But after the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we...

...free from " sin, and become the servants of God." Most oi them remember the time, when they " were foolish, " disobedient, deceived; serving divers lusts...and envy, hateful, and " hating one another:"* but " God, who is rich in " mercy, of his great love, wherewith he loved them, " even when they were dead...

...springs mu,t work in every tnja that is called to this salvation. For we ourselues .were ssmttitnes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts...living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one an:eher. So that we find, I say, that the springs of salvation are ail about particular persons. The...

...hat^s the most lovely God and his neighbour, who is made after the image of God ; i, We were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts...and pleasures, living in malice, and envy, hateful ;ind hating one another," saith the apostle, Tit. iii. 3. God had created him in •he beginning after...

...blessings. The Apostle says, " We were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers Justs and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another : But after the kindness and 'love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which...

...can you place before men, more likely to impress them, than an immortal spirit in a state of rain ? " Foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy," and on account of such depravity, become hateful even to the wise and good God. Yet the •whole of...

...workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. "f And again he says, " We ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts...another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he...

...question whether the vices of the mind are not represented as the more grievous. "Ye were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another." In this place, a climax «eems intended ; and what, in the •oft language of our days, is called a...

...mind," says he, -'to be gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts...malice and envy, hateful and hating one another." As you advance in the knowledge and practice of religion, fresh evidences of your own corruption will...