...holy life is the grand mark of distinction between the children of God and the children of the devil. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: Whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God. Little children, saith the same Apostle, let no man deceive you,...

...life, is in a state of life : as you may find by comparing together several verses of the 1 John 3. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil : whosoever doth not righteousness, is not of God, (therefore he is of the devil,) neither he that loveth not his...

...operation in other cases. St. John's 1 Epistle iii. 8— K). "lie that committc th sin is of the* devil— in this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil" Now John, of all the aposdes the most amiable and the mildest, writing in the decline of life when...

...devil ; for the devil Siiindh from the beginning: tb this end the Son of God iras 9 manifested, to destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin ; for his seed abideth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of tO God. Hereby the...

...who have done the will of tbeir heaveuly Father, and are made like him in boltneM " 1 John iii. 10. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of Ihedevil ; whosoever dotb not righteousness is nut of God. 1 John il. 29. Every one that doth righteousness...

...ask, what are the works of the devil ? The Apostle answers us in the same verse, " He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning." Look to the melancholy narrative, which the Spirit of God by the mouth of Moses gives us of the fall...

...that doth righteousness is righteous, even a-; he, that is Christ, is righteous: he that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. Whosoever is born of God, dotb not commit gin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because...

...deeeive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he u righteous. 8 He that eommitteth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not eommit...

...proud like him, are liars like him, and so of the rest. Hence, says our Apoftle, " He that com" mitteth sin is of the devil, for the devil sinneth from " the beginning." And hence our Lord says to the Jews, who were endeavoring to accuse and destroy him, " Ye are of your...

...deceive you : he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil : for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. •The Gospel. St. Matt. xxiv. 23. THEN...