...Noble, in this respect, and worthy our imitation was the conduct of the apostles of the Lamb. — " Being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed we intreat ; lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ." But this forbearance is not necessary barely towards...

...Noble, in this respect, and worthy our imitation was the conduct of the apostles of the Lamb.— " Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed we intreatjlest we should hinder the gospel of Christ." But this forbearance is not necessary bare* ly...

...home; having shewn what was their treatment, he proceeds to shew what was their temper under it : — Being reviled we bless ; being persecuted we suffer it; being defamed we entreat. This is indeed practical Christianity ! After enumerating the trials to which they may be...

...coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Being reviled, we bless: being persecuted, we suffer it: being defamed, we entreat. Thou shalt not avenge or bear any grudge against the children of thy people. If thine enemy...

...for their salvation, Christians are willing to be made a spectacle to angels and to men :— that, being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it ; being defamed, we intreat ; and become all things to all men, that we may by all means save some: 1 Cor. iv. 9 — 12. ix. 22....

...thing, neither he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase." SECTION VI. $ Chap. hr. 11, 12. " Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst,...and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; and labour, working with our hands." We are expressly told, in the liistory, that at...

...are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong ; ye are honourable, .but we are 11 disgraced. To this present hour, we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are beaten, and have no certain abode; 12 and labour, working with our own hands : being reviled, H we...

...it were, appointed to death ; for we were made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men ;—even unto this present hour, we both hunger and...being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed, we entreat; we are made as the filth of the world, and as the offscouring of all things unto this day*."...

...are difpifed. Even unto this prefent hour we both hunger, and thurft, and are naked and are buffited, and have no certain dwelling place ; and labour, working with our own hands ; being reviled, we blefs ; being perfecuted,'we fuffer it ; being defamed, we entreat ; we are made as the filth of the...

...home; having shown what was their treatment, he proceeds to show what was their temper under it: — Being reviled, .we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed, .we entreat. This is indeed practical Christianity! After enumerating the trials to which they may be exposed,...