...understanding, is of the most fatal kind : it teaches us to call evil good, and good evil ; to put darkness for light, and light for darkness; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Accordingly we read of " the deceiveableness of unrighteousness." The same individuals who had " pleasure...

...obtaining it. A deceived heart hath turned them aside, and hence they call evil good, and good evil; put darkness for light, and light for darkness; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter ; misery for happiness, and happiness for misery. They are strangely and unreasonably disaffected towards...

...and the greatest darkness and delusion that can be in nature. It calls evil good, and good evil ; it puts darkness for light, and light for darkness ; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. f This will appear more evident and clear, perhaps, by considering the nature and tendency of self...

...world: and therefore they change the names of things, " calling good, evil, and evil good, putting darkness for light, and light for darkness, bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter." By these means they succeed in allaying their own fears, and in commending themselves to each other;...

...perverted both the taste and the judgment, that we sometimes call evil good, and good evil : we put darkness for light, and light for darkness; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. We are, in scripture language, wise in our own eyes, and prudent in our own sight; when, alas! we know...

...does of colours, neither of them knowing " what they say, nor whereof they affirm; and therefore " put darkness for light, and light for darkness : bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitjter.V And happy would it be, if this were confined to heathens, and those barbarous nations whom...

...himself corrupted ; and, to avoid that shame which a confession of his crimes would .bring upon him, calls " evil good, and good evil, puts darkness for light, and light for darkness." He endeavours to trample upon those laws which he is known not to observe; to scoff at those truths...

...See Psalm cxlv. rules in the children of disobedience, as "to call good evil, and . evil good; to put darkness for light, and light for darkness; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter;"* it is not to be imagined that they can avoid running into perpetual mistakes in attempting to reason...

...himself corrupted; and, 4o avoid that shame which a confession of his crimes would bring upon him, calls " evil good, and good evil, puts darkness for light, and light for darkness." He endeavours to trample upon those laws which he is known not to observe; to scoff at those truths...

...himself corrupted; and, to avoid that shame which a confession of his crimes would bring upon him, calls "evil good, and good evil, puts darkness for light, and light for darkness." He endeavours to trample upon those laws which he is known not to observe; to scoff at those truths...