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... The Primitive Church Magazine - Page 2371851Full view - About this book
| Jeremiah Seed - 1770 - 546 pages
...can we think indeed, but that it had been better for them not to have known the way of Rigbteoufaefs, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto them. Let their Danger fuggeft to us the Means of our own Security : And let us hot... | |
| John Flavel - Presbyterian Church - 1770 - 512 pages
...them than the beginning. For it had been better 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." Double meafures of wrath feem to be prepared for them that die this double death.... | |
| John Fletcher - Antinomianism - 1774 - 530 pages
...thro' the kitmuledge of eur Saviour, '[ie for believers]' not to have known the way of righteoufnefs, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. — Every tree, that bringech not forth good fruit, is cut down, and call into... | |
| John Fletcher - Antinomianism - 1774 - 212 pages
...the knowledge of our Saviour, [ie 1 for believers] ' not to have known the way of ' righteoufnefs? than after they have known it, to ' turn from the holy commandment delivered unto 'them. — Every tree, that bringeth not forth good fruit, 'iscutdotun, and caft into... | |
| John Fletcher - Justification (Christian theology) - 1775 - 500 pages
...Seek ye poverty of fpirit, and the holinefs defcribed in the fermon on the mount.] Mat. vi, 33. — It had been better for them not to have known THE...they have known it to turn from the HOLY COMMANDMENT delivered unto them. 2 Pet. ii. zi. — By faith Noah moved with fear PREPARED AN ARK &c, [ie obeyed]... | |
| Joseph Priestley - Natural theology - 1782 - 478 pages
...than the beginning. For it had been bet' ter 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." On this account the apoftles urge their fellow-chriftians to conftancy in the... | |
| Bible - 1788 - 598 pages
...than the >eginning. 21 For it had been better "or them not to have known the way of righteoufnefs, than after they have known. it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them, according to the true proverb, The dog is turned... | |
| Thomas Taylor - 1789 - 364 pages
...JJ*" 1 ' '• 27' For it haJ b.tn tetter far thefe not to have knc'uin tl:e way of" rigbteoufiiffs, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered uito them *. But, alas! alas! thefe art twice dead, plucked up ly the roots, f and, therefore,... | |
| Richard Watson - Theology - 1791 - 506 pages
...them than the Beginning, .tor it had beeu better for tnem not to have known the Way ot Righteoufnefs, than after they have known it to turn from the holy Commandment, [the Gofpel] delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true Proverb; The Dog... | |
| Missions - 1796 - 612 pages
...characters : " 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...they have known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned... | |
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