...against sin) pressed toward perfection, prayed in secret ; yea, he will more than Paul, " remember your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ," I Thess. i. 3, and he will according to his promise, Psalm Ixxx. 7, enable you to " go from strength...

...the text, the apostle calls them Elect; remembering without ceasing your work of 'faii //, and Iabour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God an. I our Father : knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God; for cur gttftt tame not unto you...

...of commendation than this. Though not large, they are, by all who know them, much respeded for their work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus Chrift. If Paul laid, that the Thefalonians were enfamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia,...

...one church in terms of greater tenderness and approbation than the Thessalonians. He commends their work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus, and mentions them as a pattern to the other churches in Macedonia and Greece. Yet even among these...

...them Electi remembering tvithout ceasing your work off.iith, and labour of love, and pntienci eflnpe in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father : kitswing, brethren beloved, your election of Godi for cur gespel came not unto you in word only,...

...still your labour will not have been in vain in the Lord. Your prayer M'ill return into your own bosom. Your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, will be abundantly recompensed in that day, when the Lord shall make up his jewels. 3. Let a consciousness...

...are necessary evidence of the security of any man's Election. St. Paul says to the Thessalonians, " We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention...Father; knowing, brethren beloved, your Election of God (q) : " .this is addressed to all the Thessalonians ; to the whole body •(p) Luke, c. 22. v. 53....

...necessary evidence of the security of any man'* «lTh«.t. 3, 4. ' * St. Paul says to the Thessalonians, " We give thanks to ': God always for you all, making...without ceasing, your work of faith, and labour, "of lore, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the should otherwise have adduced, as explaining...

...me." Sometimes we have noble works ascribed to the different members of the new man. We read of the work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Thess. i. 3. Sometimes faith appears very strong, and performs wonders, especially in times of great...

...Christ unmolested, unrivalled, and undisturbed, in full possession of it. This is the work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ. " And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." Although...