...blessings. The Apostle says, " We were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers Justs and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another : But after the kindness and 'love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which...

...unblameable, and unreproveable in his sight. Gal. ii. 16. [See letter c immediately faregoing.] Tit. iii. 4. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, V«r. 5. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us,...

...can you place before men, more likely to impress them, than an immortal spirit in a state of rain ? " Foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy," and on account of such depravity, become hateful even to the wise and good God. Yet the •whole of...

...consequence of it. " We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. "f And again he says, " We ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, not by works of righteousness, which we have done, but according to his mercy, he...

...not *' to baptize, but to preach the gospel.'" " We ourselves," says the apostle, " were some" times foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers " lusts...but after that the " kindness and love of God our Saviour towards man " appeared ; not by works of righteousness, which " we have done, but according...

...Christ well knows. " Put them in mind," says he, -'to be gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...malice and envy, hateful and hating one another." As you advance in the knowledge and practice of religion, fresh evidences of your own corruption will...

...vii. 14. And, if the Apostle may be credited, the natural man cannot love his neighbour as himself; " For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient,...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another," Titus iii. 3. Enmity against God, and being hateful and hating one another, is all the morality that...

...from all iniquity, and: purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works, ii. 11 to 14. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour...man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but ac206 tording to his mercy he saved us, by the wash* rng of regeneration, and renewing...

...if they do, I question whether the vices of the mind are not represented as the more grievous. "Ye were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving...malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another." In this place, a climax «eems intended ; and what, in the •oft language of our days, is called a...

...many are fur from righteousness ? far fom being zealous of good tuorks ? How many are disobedient, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and en~vy, hateful and hating one another ? If the curse which gotth forth over the face of the whole earth, even under the gospel, be such,...