...find St. Paul urging it, as a matter of merit among the Jews, that he was born a Jew. / was, says he, circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel,...of the Hebrews : as touching the law, a Pharisee.' The second sort of the Hebrews were such as were Gentiles by birth, but had embraced the Jewish religion....

...like Joseph cast, How archers shot and grieved the* ; | And rais'd, like him, a Prince at lajt. What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ ; yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the...

...[Phil, m 6, 6-3 Circumcised the eighth day, of the steck ef Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin ; tin Hebrew of the Hebrews ; as touching the law, a Pharisee ; concerning zeal, peryecuting the diurch ; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameiess. Of •these last...

...manner, the description which St. Paul gives of himself in his epistle to the Philippians (iii. 5.)—" Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel,...Church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless"—is made up of particulars so plainly delivered concerning him, in the Acts of the Apostles,...

...iii. 4, 5, 6,) that "if any other man " thought that he had whereof he might glory " in the flesh, he more : circumcised the eighth " day, of the stock...concerning zeal, " persecuting the church ; touching the righ" teousness which is in the law, blameless." But with all these outward advantages and endowments...

...flesh. If any other man <fi$ thinketh that he hath fv whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more : 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel,...Hebrew of the Hebrews ; as touching the law, a Pharisee ; fr Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; tonching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless....

...that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I nioije : Ver. 5. Cirtum. cised the eighth «".y, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin,...Hebrew of the Hebrews ; as touching the law, a Pharisee ; Ver. 6. Concerning zeal, persecuting the church ; touching the righK teousuess The Larger Catechism....

...he might trust in ttic flesh, I more : 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, o/ ihe tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless....

...fair profession of himself likewise : he could say, " circumcised on the " eighth day, of the stoek of Israel, of the tribe of Ben"jamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews, as to the la\v" a Pharisee, as to the righteousness which is by the " law, blameless ;" Phil. iii. But...

...confidence in the flesh. If am/ other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the fosh, I more ; Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of...Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews ; as touching the Lau\ a Pharisee; concerning zeal, PERSECUTING THE CHURCH; touching the righteousness which is in the...