...with the lamb, and the leopard to lie down with the kid.* Believers are said to "have purified their souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren ;" and, on that ground, are exhorted to love one another with a pure heart fervently, being born again...

...citizens, is another distinguishing character of the true citizen of heaven : " Having purified his soul in obeying the truth, through the Spirit, unto unfeigned love of the brethren, he loves them with a pure heart fervently." " Hereby," said our Lord, " shall all men know that ye...

...abound in love," he also adds, " I pray " God that you may abound yet more and more:" and, " Seeing you have purified your souls, in " obeying the truth, through the Spirit, unto un* 2 Thes. i. 3. t Matt. xxv. 34—40. J 1 Thes. iv. 1 . " feigned love of the brethren, see that...

...hearts, glory not, &c. This wisdom descendeth not from above, &c. — James iii. 14-16. 1 Pet. ii. 1. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the...through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren ; see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. — 1 Pet. i. 22. Love the brotherhood....

...Christian converts from among the Heathen, that " God purified their hearts by faith."1 And St. Peter says, — "seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying...truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the ' Gal. v. 22, &c. k Psal. cxix. 130. l Acts xv. 9\ brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure...

...hearts, glory not, &c. This wisdom descendeth not from above, &c. — James iii. 14-16. 1 P«t. ii. 1. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the...through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren ; see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. — 1 Pet. i. 22. Love the brotherhood....

...God raised him [Christ] from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls, in obeying the...through the Spirit, unto unfeigned love of the brethren ; see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.' Can this now be the work of any but God?...

...that he who loveth God, love his brother also."|| Saint Peter, not very diflerently : " Seeing that ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth, through the Spirit, unto unfeigned love of the bres M«u. jiii 3; -v;. t R«m' "'"• 9} Gal. r. i4. || i John ir. 2i, thren, see that ye love one...

...The blood of Christ purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the living God. Heb. ix, 14. — Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth, through the Spirit, — and the very God of peace sanctify you wholly. 1 Pet. i, 22 ; I Thess. v, 23. " That he mat/ do...

...The blood of Christ purge your conscience from dead works, to serve the living God. Heb. ix, 14. — Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth, through the Spirit, — and the very God of peace sanctify you wholly. 1 Pet. i, 22 ; 1 Thess. v, 23. " That he may do...