...perverseness, been fitted or made ready for punishment, may be a less honourable purpose, than to " make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore," by his holy spirit, " prepared unto glory :" but, considering God, as he is represented to us in the...

...his irrathand make his power known, en dured with much long suffering the vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction and that he might make known the riches of his glory on .the vessels ol mercy, which he had before preparet unto glory '?" He gives the same rea son for God's electing...

...the riches of his glory or goodness on the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared to glory. 24. Even us whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? 25. As he saith also in Hosea, I will call the Gentiles My people, who (formerly) were not my people,...

...known, endured with much long-suffering, the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction ; and that hi? might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he li..id «fore prepared unto glory V THOPHIMUS. For the Utica Christian Magazine. MK. EDITOR, If yon...

...vessels of wrath fitted to destruction : And that he might make known the (a) Col. c. 3. r, 4. riches riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which...called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles (b):" The whole of the Chapter from which this passage is taken, l1nd which is generally thought to...

...his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction : and that he might make known the...vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory i" The view of the misery of the damned will double the ardour of the love and gratitude of the saints...

...his wrath, and make his power known, endured •with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath filled to destruction : and that he might make known the...vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory .?" Has not the apostle, in these two verses, evidently given us an example of the two kinds of vessels...

...although by their heinous sins and numerous provocations they had long deserved to be destroyed. " That he might •make known the riches of his glory...of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory," relates to God's gracious offer of the blessings of the Gospel to those who he foreknew would accept...

...long-suffering the vessels of wrath; 1. To shew his wrath, and to make his power known : And also, 2. That he might make known the riches of his glory on...of mercy. Which he had afore prepared unto glory~\ The Jews were fitted for destruction long before ; but the fittest time to destroy them was after he...

...making known' his glorious love ' on the vessels of mercy whom he had before,' by faith, ' prepared for glory : even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles.' XXIX. I have spoken more largely than I designed, in order to shew, that neither our Lord, in the above-mentioned...