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" For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them,... "
Dialogues, Letters and Essays on Various Subjects: To which is Annexed, an ... - Page 93
by Andrew Fuller - 1810 - 258 pages
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The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher...: With a Life of the Author...

James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...worse than the beginning." Here is that apostacy, and here is the subject of the temporary faith. " It had been better for them not to have known the...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them ;" this was a temporary conversion, as " Ephraim1, like a broken bow, turned back in the day of battle."...
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Sermons, Various and Rare ...

1685 - 636 pages
...Majeftiesunparallel'd Clemency : Of whom it may be truly faid, what St. Peter took of fome in his days,2 Efift. 2. 22. <It is happened unto them according to the true -proverb. The dog is turned to his own Demit again 5 and the fow that was wajbed to her wallowing in the mire. So hard a matter is k to cure...
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The Christian Life

John Scott - Christian life - 1686 - 486 pages
...they are again int angled therein, endwercomejhe latter end is worfe with them than the begin" ning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteoufnefi than after they have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment -, that is, by relapfing...
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An Epistolary Discourse: Proving, from the Scriptures and the First Fathers ...

Henry Dodwell - Immortality - 1706 - 434 pages
...the Gofpel. So St. Peter $ It had been letter for them not to have known the way of Rijihteoufnefi, than after they have known it , to turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto them: a St. Pet. ii. zi. This is the fame Ignorance., and the fame Commandment now mentioned by St. Paul....
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Sermons Preach'd Upon Several Occasions, None of Them Before Printed

Sir William Dawes - Conscience - 1707 - 530 pages
...better for them never to have known ' '; i4 ., J „ . , rrir Mar.tf.ll the way of righteoufnefs , than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. So that, if there were ground, from Scripture, to hope, that any of the damn'd (hould ever...
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A Practical Discourse of Repentance: Rectifying the Mistakes about it ...

William Payne - Repentance - 1708 - 432 pages
...Saviour Jeftu Chrift, they are again entangled therein and overcome j the latter end is worfe wifh them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of right eonfnefs, then after they have known *>, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them....
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A Collection of Miscellanies: Consisting of Poems, Essays, Discourses ...

John Norris - English literature - 1710 - 392 pages
...and Saviour Je~ fits Chrift, they are again entangled therein and overcome^ the Inner End is worje with them than the beginning, for it had been better for them not to have JM own the way of Righteoufnefsi than after they have known *Y, to turn Jrom 'the Holy Commandment...
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The Christian institutes, or, The sincere word of God, a plain account of ...

Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pages
...them than the beginning: For it had been bener for them not to have known the way of Righteoufnefs, than after they have known it to. turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto them. d As ye have therefore received Ghrift Jefur the Lord, fo walk ye in him : . Holding Faith, and a .good...
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A Legacy to the Church of England: Vindicating Her Orders from the ...

Luke Milbourne - 1722 - 454 pages
...Gofpel, that, It bad been bet- 2 Pet. 2, ier for them not to have known the Way of Righ-'21' teoiifnefs, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment delivered to them -, it may be truly faid of thefe -, it had been better for them never to have aflumed the Chaf...
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An Exposition of the Church-catechism

Samuel Clarke, John Clarke - 1729 - 340 pages
...wallowing in the Mire. And // had been better jor them not to have known the way of Righteoufnefs, than, after they have known it, to turn from the Holy Commandment delivered unto them. NEVERTHELESS, fuch perfons as Thefe, are.ftill through the Goodnefs and . pori,earance and Long-juffering...
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