...(For not the hearers of the law arc just before God, bitt the doers of the law shall be justified. For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do...having not the law, are a law unto themselves : Which shew the work cf the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their...

...majesty, dominion and power for ever and ever ! July 26, 1778. SERMON SERMON XL ROMANS ii. 14, 15. For when the gentiles, "which have not the law, do...; their conscience also bearing witness, and their reasoning between themselves, accusing or else excusing one another. THIS. epistle of St. Paul's was...

...search the scriptures, to see if these things be so. And, First, We will begin with the heathen. " For, when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do...having not the law, are a law unto themselves; which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their...

...by a law." for though, from Adam to Christ, there was no revealed, positive la\v, but u-.it TEXT. 15 Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts, the mean while, accusing, or else excusing one another) 16 In the day, when (Jod shall judge...

...to the Romans, the 14th, and 15th verses, are the corner stone of natural religion. They stand thus: For when the Gentiles which have not the Law do by...having not the Law, are a Law unto themselves: which shew the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, &c. This is...

...and remorse the natural punishment of vice. The apostle .writes of this law to the Romans, ii. 14. " For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by...having not the law, are a law unto themselves ; which shew the works of the law written in their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their...

...been afforded, the Apostle teaches us, have still the light which shineth on all ; they may become a law unto themselves, " which show the work of the...hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another" (Rom. ii. 15). To such a testimony of...

...these, not hav" ing the law, are a law unto themselves. Who shew " the work of the law written in their hearts, their " conscience also bearing witness, and...meanwhile accusing, or else excusing one anoth"er." From this state of nature, endued with such power and knowledge, they fell, into the nature which was...

...on set purpose, from which we can conclude men to have this power. Says St. Paul to the Romans : " For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do...having not the law, are a law unto themselves. Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts : their conscience also bearing witness, cither accusing,...

...Gentiles which have not the law, do " by nature the things contained in the " law, these having not the law, are a law " unto themselves: which show the...meanwhile, accusing or else " excusing one another*." The law of which he speaks, is the Mosaic law, which throughout taught the necessity of our redemption...