...And St. Peter, instead of confining the church of God to any one place or country, plainly asserts, that in every nation he that feareth God, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. Acts x. 35. It is evident from the pages of scripture alone, that, in the days of the apostles,...

...misapplied, — that " the Gentiles who have not the law, are a law unto themselves," and "in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him." Instead of gathering hope from these revealed principles of the Divine adminiitration, they tend to...

...Apostle Peter saith, " Now I perceive of a truth that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him." Now although the negroes might not have the understanding that some other nations have, then I do believe...

...nor yet at Jerusalem" are the true worshippers now directed to worship the Father ; " but in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him ;" (Acts x. 35) and, sprinkled with the atoning blood of Christ, and clothed in his righteousness,...

...lightens every man that cometh into the world, shall, on their death, enter into Paradise ; for in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him. But how many of the Gentiles, in any nation of the earth, do really act up to the dictates of that...

...Abraham, and to Cornelius the centurion.b More extensively still is it said in the passage already quoted, that, " in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him ;" to which may be added, " he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and is a rewarder of them...

...have ! — This is as impossible, as that the Holy Spirit should lie when he testifies, ' In every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him ;' according to one or another of the divine dispensations : He is accepted as a converted Heathen,...

...how does it appear, that this relates to justification at all ? " St. Peter also declares, in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him, Acts x. 34." He is : but none can either fear God or work righteousness, till he believes according...

...a lie in my right hand 1 Am I not in the waj of destruction ?' (p. 417.) " St. Peter says, indeed, That ' in every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him.' But if there were very few (among the J«ws) who feared God, very few in those learned nations of the...

...bearing witness" — (to its truth and purity.) Rom. B. 14, 15. And hence the same Spirit testifies that "in every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted of him," Acts x. 35. Now, the common principles of equity assure us that an upright heathen must be thus accepted,...