...than out of it ; more of the image and love of the Redeemer among his covenanted people, than among those who are aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenant of promise. To deny this, would be to call in question every promise which the King of Zion...

...heart and contempt of His word." VOL. II. • Q We proceed to intreat that those who are now aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, may, by the influence of Divine grace, be fetched home to the flock of Christ. The character of the...

...saith, " He quickened them who were dead in trespasses and sins, such as were without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God m the world." But the elect, as such, are not dead in trespasses and SMJJ,...

...whereon to ground their hope; and being without God — Wholly ignorant of the true God, ER II. 167 from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise ; baring no hope, and without God 13 in the world. But now through Christ Jesus, ye who were formerly...

...the more important, inasmuch as all who now live in the sunshine of the promise, were once " aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise." Those who have the promises of God as their inheritance, have God himself as their portion, are " heirs...

...highly favoured publican, let us not forget the time when we were all publicans and sinners, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise. Let us with thankful admiration, remember when we first sought to see Jesus; and when his compassion...

...as the heathen, who being without the sacred Scriptures, " without God, and without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise," were also " without hope" as to another life, not assured even of the immortality of the soul, and...

...as belonging to the household of faith and the family of heaven, who are now looked upon as aliens from the commonwealth of Israel^ and strangers to the covenants of promise. 4. If, in addition to a third part of the human race, who die in their childhood, the many who pass...

...nature the children of wrath, even as others;" " and were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise." Now this is called a state of death: " and you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins."...

...from among them. ' The strangers shall submit themselves unto me ;' the nations who were ' 'aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise,' either cordially submitted to the sceptre of Christ, or at least dissembled their hostility, and yielded...