...themselves. However these tilings may be, the Christian hath one security of hope, which can never' fail ; the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal : " the Lord knoweth them that are bis ;" and, " let every one that nameth the name of Christ, depart from iniquity." God...

...maintain and keep all that God the Father hath chosen. This is what St. Paul meaneth by these words, The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are his. If we see the devil scatter the flock of our Lord Jesus Christ, if we see those...

...18—23. "They that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts :" ver. 24. " The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth who are his. And let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart>om iniquity ;" 2 Tim. ii. 19....

...ever, he shall be our guide unto death." And then, as to the everlasting stability of his purpose : " The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are his." These speak to us, as it were, with brazen tongues; these upbraid the faint-hearted...

...anointed us, is God : who hath also sealed us, and given us the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." " The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are His." In our text, it may be remarked, that the being " sealed with the Holy Spirit of...

...to these professors, " I never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matt. vii. 23.) "The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth who are his; but let him that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity;" (2 Tim. ii. 19;) or...

...the renewed mind, from those which are at enmity with God. " Nevertheless," as our apostle says, " the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his : and (this also,) Let every one that nameth the name of Christ, depart from iniquity."...

...verse 3. (" I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.") 460 ii. Timothy, chap. ii. verse 19. (" The foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are his.") 461 Jude ii. in old English characters. (" Mercy unto you, and peace, and love...

...be regarded as a mercy ; at the same time never let it be forgotten, or too lightly esteemed, that ' the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his,' and ' how to deliver them out of temptation.' The faithful and fearless declaration...

...God, permitted to be harassed with doubts and fears) yet this destroys not the certainty of things ; the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal — the Lord knoweth them that are his. He hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness. He will...