...iii. 1 — 6, " And unto the Angel of the church in Sardis write ; these things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I...and art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, that are ready to ;die : for I have not found thy works perfect before God. Remember,...

...grace, which gives us all our sensations, impressions, affections, and motions. Hence the charge, " Strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found thy work perfect," &c. And again, " Strengthen the weak hands," &c. I considered, also, that grace, as...

...Revelation, iii, 1, 2, 3, &c. writing in behalf of Jesus Christ, to the angel or bishop of Sardis, -says, "I know thy works, that thou hast a name» that thou...ready to die; for I have not found thy works perfect be* fore God. Remember, therefore, how thou hast received, and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If,...

...(x) Rev. 3. 1. And unto the ~Mtff'l of the ehureh in Sardis, write,' These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I...thou hast a name, that thou livest, and art dead, (y) Ezek. 14. 5. That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, beeause they are all estranged...

...of the chureh in Sardis, write, These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and »he seven stars ; I know thy works that thou hast a name, that thou livest, and art dead. (y) Ezek. 14. 5. That I msy take the house of Israel in their own heart, hecause they are all estranged...

...your feasts of charity ; — trees whose fruit withereth, — twice dead, plucked up by the roots." "I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead."* The dismal picture which the apostle draws in the 3d chapter of Romans, by composing into one form...

...your feasts of charity ; — trees whose fruit withered, — twice dead, plucked up b^f the roots." "1 know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead."* The dismal picture which the apostle draws in the 3d chapter of Romans, by composing into one form...

...dead." And in Apoe. iii. 1,2, "I know thy works, and that thou hast a name that thou livest, and are dead. Be watchful and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die." They are here said to be dead, a« being in a state of spiritual death and condemnation; for euch is...

...he says, " Remember from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do thy first works;" and to Sardis, "Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die. Remember how thou hast received, and heard, and hold fast, and repent;" and to the Laodiceans, " I...

...Sardis write, These things saith he,that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I (now thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. y Ezek. xiv. 5. That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged...