...testified of him, (1 Peter ii. 22.) that he did no sin, neither was any guile found in his mouth : when he was reviled, he reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. And again it is stated, (Heb....

...fault. This will preserve us from undue severity, and will suppress all harsh and irritating language. " When he was reviled, he reviled not again ; when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously," (1 Pet . ii. 23.) " Learn of...

...came to His own," He shewed Himself " meek and lowly in " heart :" though possessing all power, yet, " when He was reviled, He reviled " not again ; when He suffered, He threatened not ;"f nay, the whole purport of His * Ephes. iv. 26. fl Pet- "' coming upon earth was...

...and yielded, and went hard to upbraid God ; — but the Son of Man carried himself most meekly : " when he was reviled, he reviled not again ; when he suffered, he threatened not." " He was led as a lamb to the slaughter ; and as a sheep before his shearers is dumb,...

...this precept, to forgive and not resent injuries, pervaded every part of his life as well as teaching. "When he was reviled, he reviled not again ; when he suffered he threatened not, but' committed himself to him that judgeth righteously." Who, that has once read, will...

...nailing him to the cross. He patiently endured " the contradiction of sinners against himself.*' " When he was reviled, he reviled not again, when he suffered, he threatened not." " He hid not bis face from shame and spitting." To all this he submitted, when, by...

...presence of the professed guardians of the law. But, oh, the meekness and patience of the Divine sufferer! "When He was reviled, He reviled not again ; when He suffered, He threatened not, but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously :" and herein, let it never be...

...life. " A soft answer turneth away wrath V Let us go one step further. How did Christ acquit himself? " When he was reviled, he reviled not again ; when he suffered, he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously V The calm opinion of Gamaliel...

...enduring the Contradiction of Sinners ; that he knew no Sin, neither was Guile found in his Mouth ; that when he was reviled he reviled not again, when he suffered he threatened not, but committed himself to Him that judgeth righteously ; and that he learned Obedience...

...wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ;" as " a Samaritan, and one that had a devil ;" yet when " he was reviled, he reviled not again ; when he suffered he threatened not, but committed himself to him who judgeth righteously." When apprehended by the officers,...