...righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Acts xxiv. 16, And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a...conscience void of offence toward God and toward men. Q. 21. Do all that truly repent, fully perform new obedience ? A. None that truly repent, do here in...

...Christ. q Luke i. 75. In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. Acts xxiv. 16, And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a...conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. T Rom. x. 5. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those...

...Psal. xl. 8. " I delight to do thy will, O my God j yea, thy Jaw is within my heart." Acts xxiv. 16. " Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence, towards God and towards men." 6. That the obedience of the best of Christians in this life is but imperfect,...

...other. Rom. ii. 15. By the influence of religion it is that conscience is brought into daily action : Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience...offence toward God and toward men. Acts xxiv. 16. It is the necessary consequence of religious influence, that it makes the conscience tender. A most...

...easily a Skeleton may be turned into an entire Sermon. \ A CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE. Acts xxiv. 16. Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men. THE gospel is often represented as unfavourable to morality — But true believers are living monuments...

...conscience before God until this day," Acts xxiii. 1 ; he denotes at another, by that expression, " herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man," chap. xxiv. 16. Now, in order to this, there is absolutely required, First, a right...

...hope," says St. Paul, " toward God, that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and the unjust, herein do I exercise myself to have always a conscience...of offence toward God, and toward men." Acts xxiv. 15, 16. Q. What will become of the human race after the resurrection ? A. They will be judged, and...

...respect to sins of common infirmity, making conscience of words and action, as Paul did, Acts xxiv. 16. ' Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.' What others count light, they will count great : even these as burdens to them, which they groan under,...

...delivered unto the saints. (/) Be zealous towards God: but let your zeal be according to knowledge. (m) Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men. (/i) Blessed are they which do hunger and " thirst after righteousness,...

..."resurrection of the dead, " both of the just and unjust;" affirming, in the words of the text, — " Herein " do I exercise myself, to have always " a conscience void of offence toward " God and man." Be it our care not only to endeavor to emulate these striking examples and shining lights,...