...observations upon their obstinacy and wilful blindness, he comes at length to say, " .lad even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them...mind, to do those things which are not convenient." Having stated the enormous wickedness to which they proceed, he finally concludes with this extraordinary...

...to corruptible man, and to birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things. — And as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them...mind, to do those things which are not convenient." It is impossible therefore that by the vanity to which the creature was made subject, not willingly...

...coming of Christ, who, " when they knew God, glorified him not as God (XV says, that " as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them...mind, to do those things which are not convenient (o) ;" this reprobate mind is not represented as the consequence of any antecedent decree of God, but...

...receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them...mind, to do those things which are not convenient ; 29 Being filled with ail unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness ;...

...observations upon their obstinacy and wilful blindness, he comes at length to say, " And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprohate mind, ta do those things which are not convenient." Having stated the enormous wickedness...

...the lusts of their own hearts ; gives them up tovile affections. It is added, that, " As they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them...mind, to do those things which are not convenient, being filled with all unrighteousness." The Apostle, to the church ofThessalonica, speaking of the...

...depravity, and framed to give sanction to the indulgence of its lusts and passions. " Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them...mind, to do those things which are not convenient ; being filled with all. unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full...

...country, and its inhabitants are the people, of whom it may, especially, be said, " Because they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them...mind, to do those things which are not convenient. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, uialiciousness ; full...

...2if°°li/h heart was darkened; prof effing themj'elves w\fe, they —28. became fools ; and as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do thofe things which are not convenient. As for the other part, or little parcel of men, the condition...

...case of the Gentiles. They, says the apostle, did not like 1o retain God in their knowledge, and God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. The works of creation and providence, the remonstrances of conscience, and the advantages of revelation,...