 | John Wesley - 1812 - 462 pages
...may yet fall back into those pollutions, and perish everlastingly. For thus sakh the Apostle Peter, "If after they have escaped the pollutions of the...the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ," the only possible way of escaping them,) " they are intangled again• therein and overcome, the latter... | |
 | Richard Mant - 1813 - 440 pages
...but liereafter they will be painfully convinced of the truth of the warning of the Apostle, that " it had been better for them not to have known the...from the Holy Commandment, delivered unto them'." Surely, my beloved brethren, it were more prudent to suffer ourselves to be persuaded of this in time,... | |
 | John Wesley - 1813 - 470 pages
...slaves of corruption ; for by whom a man is overcome, 20 by him he is also brought into slavery. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world,...the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again intangled therein and overcome, their last state 21 is worse than the first. For it had been better... | |
 | 1841 - 712 pages
...Heb. vi. 4. " For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled...latter end is worse with them than the beginning," 2 Peter ii. 20. Such texts, I fear, are made too light of among us. There is a disposition, by adroit... | |
 | J S. Pipe - 1813 - 646 pages
...of bondage, and into a more dangerous situation than if tkey had never been saved. " For, (said he) if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world,...knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they arc again entangled therein and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning." As... | |
 | Alexander M'Leod - 1813 - 166 pages
...them into subjeetion for servants, and for handmaids. 2 Pet. 2. 20. For if after they have eseaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge...Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overeome ; the latter end is worse with them than. the beginning. (r) 2 Kings 5. 26. And he said unto... | |
 | Ethan Smith - 1814 - 598 pages
...if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again:... | |
 | Lorenzo Dow - 1814 - 666 pages
...world, through the knowledge of Christ, &c. — and yet are again entangled therein. And saith he, it had been better for them not to have known the...of righteousness, than after they have known it, to tarn from, &c.. ('4 Pet. i. 9. and ii. 20. to the end,) how could they have forgot that which they... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...for of whom a man is overeome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 30 For if after they haveeseaped the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge...Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overeome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them... | |
 | Nathan Bangs - 1815 - 336 pages
...wicked, it is said they have not faith, and their consciences are defiled. — 2 Pet. ii. 20, 21. " If after they have escaped the pollutions of the world,...have known the way of righteousness, than after they had known.it, to turn irom the holy commandment delivered unto them." On this text it is proper to... | |
| |
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them... 
