...Gentiles to live as do the Jews ?"* Peter acknowledges, that in the epistles of his colleague Paul, are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable, wrest, as they do other Scriptures, unto their own destruction. The difficulty must be ascribed to his abstruse mode...

...Peter, referring to the writings of bis colleague, St. Paul, affirms, that they contain " some thing* hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also tlte other Scriptures, unto their men deitruction." But what of that? Did St. Peter, perceiving this...

...according to the wisdom given him, + 16 hath written to you : As also in all his epistles, speaking therein of these things, in which are some things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. 17...

...epistles, speaking in them of those things : in whieh are some things hard to be understood, whieh they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other seriptures, unto their own destruetion. ( ej Isa. 22. 13. And behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen,...

...the long suffering of our Lord is salva" tion ; even as our beloved brother Paul, also, ac" cording to the wisdom given unto him, hath written "unto you;...unstable wrest, as they do also the other scrip"tures, to their own destruction." 2 Epistle in, 15, 16. That Peter here refcred very particularly to Romans...

...Paul, who wrote " according to the wisdom given unto him," at that time, the apostle Peter discovered " some things hard to be understood, which they that...unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, (not the epistolary writings) unto their own destruction." It would be well if this particular discrimination...

...Church. He overlooks the fact staled by Peter ( 2nd Epistle iii. 15, 16) that in the epistlea of Paul are " some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest * * * to their own destruction," and that it is to the misapprehension of the leading Reformers, and...

...The history and character of Paul ; and the causes of obscurity in his writings. 2 PETER iii. 15, 16. Even as our beloved brother Paul, also, according to the wisdom given unto him, bath written unto you, as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are...

...shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in whieh are some things hard to be understood, .whieh they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as...

...accordingly done ; and Mr. How preached from 2 Peter, iii. 16. As one that in all his epistles speaks of these things ; in which are some things hard to be understood, &c. Mr. Goodwin, who heard the sermon, was far from being satisfied with it, as appears by the ludicrous...