 | Richard Mant - 1813 - 440 pages
...painfully convinced of the truth of the warning of the Apostle, that " it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they...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,... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...is worse with them than the beginning. Ver. 21. For it had been better for them not to have Jcnown the way of righteousness, than, after they have known...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. Ver. 22. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit... | |
 | 1813 - 432 pages
...them than the heginning. For it had heen hetter for them not to have known the way of righteousuess, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them." — You must lay your accounts with some such characters from amongst you, "men of corrupt minds, who... | |
 | Ethan Smith - 1814 - 598 pages
...overcome, the latter end is worse with them, than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they...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:... | |
 | 1815 - 294 pages
...beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known tiie way of righteousness, than, afrer th*y have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. Blessed is the man that endure'h temptation : for when he is tried, he ihail receive the crown of life... | |
 | Daniel Whitby - 1816 - 488 pages
...overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning : For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they...known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it is happened to them according to the true proverb, — the dog is turned to his own... | |
 | sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1817 - 628 pages
...overcome ; the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them (d)" St. Paul tells the Romans and Galatians, that they have been justified ; and as a means to obtain... | |
 | John Kenrick - 1817 - 650 pages
...Por it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, (the doctrine of Christ,) than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it is happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit... | |
 | Edward Cooper - 1818 - 362 pages
...receive a greater damnation. " It had been better for them (says St. Peter of such characters) not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them." * And St. Jude declares of such, that to them is " reserved th« * 2 Pet. ii. 21. " blackness of darkness... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1831 - 516 pages
...overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning: For it had been better they had not known the way of righteousness, than after they have...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them." O, my beloved sister, may this never be your sad case! "My heart's desire and prayer to God for you... | |
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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... 
