...Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, &c. — 2 Tim. iv. 10. The earth, which, &c. bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God.— Heb. vi. 7. Ye, &c. took joyfully the spoiling of your goods ; knowing in yourselves that ye have in...

...more promising soil. "For the land which drinketh in the rain that comelh oft upon it, and bringet h forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God." Heb. vi. 7. There are, then, many bold speculations which, to the Christian, are forbidden fruit. Under...

...to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. — That which beareth thorns and briars is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing ; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things which accompany salvation."* I consider...

...for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing of God ; but that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing ; whose end is to be burned. II. Let us then, in the second place, endeavour to prescribe such rules as may have a tendency to preserve...

...devout attention. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that conteth often upon it, andbringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing of God ; but that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected, and is nigh unto "cursing ; whose end...

...striking description of the apostle, where he speaks of them as ground which bearing thorns and briers, in rejected, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burned b. But there are some who, though partakers with others of the general depravity, are yet of a nature...

...men, as immediately foreruns hell and damnation. Heb. vi. 8. "But that which beareth thorns and briars is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burnt." So that look, as some saints in this world have had a prelibation or foretaste of heaven, which...

...unto themselves the Son of God afresh-, and put Him to an open shame. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth...blessing from God : But that which beareth thorns and briars, is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded...

...to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth...by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God : 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and i* nigh unto cursing j whose end it to...

...fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowIedgeofGod, 10. For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth...by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God, Heb. vi. 7. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the...