...instance of the freedom and sovereignty of divine mercy, which he frankly owns ; for " I," says he, " wa» before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy." He calls himself " the Chief of Sinners,' 1 but he was one of those "vessels of mercy afore prepared...

...mouth are in perfect unison with the heavenly testimony, saying, " I thank " Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, " for that he counted me faithful, putting me in" to the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, " and a persecutor and injurious : and the grace...

...sincere and honest unbelief seems to be recognised. St. Paul says, " And I thank Jesus Christ our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the...obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 1 Tim. xii. 12,13. Saul of Tarsus was counted faithful because of his unbelief. To dissipate this seeming...

...thank Jesus Christ our Lord, for that lie counted me faithful, puttiag me into the ministry ; who ns before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious;...obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 1 Tina. xii. 12, 13. Saul of Tarsus was counted faithful because of his unbelief. To dissipate this...

...Peter iii. 18. "To him be glory both now and for ever." 1 Tim. i. 12. "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he, counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry." All Christians, Unitarians as well as triuitarians, will undoubtedly unite in the sentiments contained...

...that God who is long-- suffering and slow to anger, when he says, " 1 thank Jesus Christ our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,...ignorantly, in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord Jesus was exceeding abundant, with faith, and love, which is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying,...

...who was a Christian higher by the head than others, O how he excelled in love; he saith of himself, " the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love, which is in Jesus Christ." 1 Tzm.i.14. Where, saith Calvin, Fides incredulitatiopponitur; dilectio in Christo,...

...accuses himself, is apparent from the verses immediately preceding : " I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful,...obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief." (ch. i. IB, 13.) The whole quotation plainly refers to St. Paul's original enmity totheChristiannamc,...

...Ye serve the Lord Christ:"f again says the Apostle. " I thank Christ Jesus our Lord," says Paul, " who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the minis. The invocations, too, to the Lord Jesus Christ, and to the three united persons, are very frequent....

...immediately preceding : " I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath tuaMed me, for that he counted me faithIul, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer,...obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief." (i. 1C, 13.) The whole quotation plainly refers to St. Paul's original enmity to the Christian name,...