...claim founded on the atonement of Christ. They have the unalterable friendship of their Judge, having fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before them. They will doubtless have, at the great day, a deep sense of their obligations to divine grace. They...

...immutable things, wherein it is impossible for God to lie, they might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them." Wo to the continuance of his peace, if it were based on any act, exercise, or attainment of his own,...

...immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, they might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them." Qthly, Hence see matter for terror to those that neglect this great salvation' that is sent to them...

...immutability of his counsel concerning their salvation, that they might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them. Heb. vi. 17, 18. 3. The historical account which the scriptures give us of "the generation of God's...

...Christians in their own experience. Men are never entitled to the name of Christians until they have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in the Gospel. But why did they fly for refuge ? Because they were made to feel that without this salvation...

...have mercy upon him t and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. On the other hand, .such as have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them, are commanded to be Joy/itl in their King. He reigns, O believer, for thee. The stability of his throne...

...and embrace the Gospel ; those who have been made to see themselves miserable sinners ; and who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them — all such perceive that the -true and proper Divinity of our blessed Redeemer is the corner stone...

...immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, they might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them." And O how well may we address these guarded and "hidden ones" of God in words of loftiest congratulation:—"Happyart...

...the Hebrews and eighteenth verse, where he speaks of himself and his fellow-Christians as having " fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them." I will therefore set before you some special circumstances in which the parallel holds. 1. The case...

...wit, the oath of :God added to his word,) the heirs of promise might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before them." An allusion to tbe'manslayer, one that had by casualty (but within the meaning of the law that gare...