 | William Sherlock - 1739 - 314 pages
...!**«."' 2°* ning; for It had been better for us not to have known the way of right coufnefs, than after •we have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to us. Let thofe confider this, who have been blefled with a religious Education, and trained up in the... | |
 | Lewis Atterbury - 1743 - 456 pages
...than other Men's. For much better had it been that we had never known the Way of Righteoufnefs than, after we have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto us. For it muft needs be a very great Aggravation of our Sin, if, after we have performed the... | |
 | Lewis Atterbury - 1743 - 456 pages
...than other Men's. For much better had it been that we had never known the Way of Righteoufnefs than, after we have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto us. For it muft needs be a very great Aggravation of our Sin, if, after we have performed the... | |
 | Richard Hurd (bp. of Worcester.) - 1777 - 332 pages
...V. this aflertion. For It had been better for us not to have known the way of right eoufnefs, than^ after we have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto us \ 1 2 Peter ii. 21. SERSERMON VI. Preached Nov. 16, 1766. St. JOHN, ch. xiv. ver. 8. Philip... | |
 | John Chapman (archdeacon of Bath.) - 1790 - 664 pages
...obnoxious to the greater condemnation. " Better were it not to have known the way of righteoufnefs, than after we have known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto us." The conclufion then is, that we bay the truth at any rate; that we grudge no application,... | |
 | Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1790 - 336 pages
...Practice fuch as we ought j better had it been for us, not to have known the Way of Righttotifnefs, than, after -we have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto ush. For unto whomfoever much is given, of him /ball much be required. The Servant, that knew... | |
 | Robert Woodward - 1791 - 224 pages
...mafter's will, and do it not. Better had it been for us not to have known the way of righteoufnefs, than, after we have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto us. Let us be diligent in making the proper ufe of that divine light which illuminates the mind,... | |
 | Abel Morgan Sarjent - 1804 - 190 pages
...judge of the world? Would it not he hetter for us not to have known the way of righteousnefs, than after we have known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered to us ? But if in eofequruce of our Chriftian Faith and profeffion, we hecome the tru« followers of Chrift... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1810 - 600 pages
...were strangers to them. " It had been better for us not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after we have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto us." Let us then flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us. I proceed to observe^... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 444 pages
...for this assertion. For it had been better for tis not to have known the way of' righteousness, than, after we have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto us^. '} 't Peter ii. 21. SERMON VI. PREACHED NOVEMBER 16, 1766 St. Jo FIN, xiv. 8. Philip saith... | |
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It had indeed been better for us,' as St. Peter says, ' not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after we have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto us. 
