...heretical proposition? Cannot a man deny God by works as' much as by words ? Hear what the apostle says, They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.* Disobedience is a denying God. Nolumus hunc regnare, is as plain a...

...Lord ; but few," alas ! " do the things which he says : — they profess that they know God, while in works they deny him, — being abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate." And shall not this move our pity and compassion ? Can we look around us, even within the...

...them who are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure ; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. They profess that they know God ; but in works they...abominable, and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate." From a careful comparison of these passages and others similar to them, I think. there...

...and working faith as was proper to the justified ; so must we here of the knowledge of God. Many ' profess that they know God, but in works they deny...abominable and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate. There is a ' form of knowledge,' which the unbelievers had, and a ' knowledge which puffeth...

...death (p)." In writing to Titus concerning some of the Christian inhabitants of Crete, St. Paul says, " They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every Good Work reprobate (q) ;" which expression relates merely to the wickedness of certain...

...hearts towards God which was not there. The apostle is speaking of them, when he says, Tit. i. 16. " They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him." This was .common among that people ; God declares them to be an hypocritical nation, Isaiah x. 6. And...

...them that are denied and unbelieving is nothing pure, but even their mind and conscience is denied. They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him; being abominable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate*. For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity,...

...requires, that the character of the Cretians may too justly be applied to many of them, (Tit. i. 16.) "They profess that they know God ; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." To such inconsistent usurpers of the Christian name, the obvious remarks...

...precepts of the gospel, are virtually denying Christ the Saviour. As is said in the Epistle to Titus ; " They profess 'that they know God ; but in works they deny 'him." All such, stupid and secure in sin, putting off the day of serving their Lord, must be soon brought...

...cinnamon tree, that the bark is more worth than all they have besides. Such the Apostle speaks of, " they profess that they know God, but in works they...abominable and disobedient, and to every good work reprobate." Tit- '• 16. What good works the Apostle means will appear by the next words, chap. ii....