...much as lieth in us, live peaceally with them. Not by betraying the cause of Christ, not by ceasing to "contend earnestly for the faith, " which was once delivered to the saints," not by pleading for amendments and alterations in the purest and best constituted Church of...

...of hell in the present age, beyond the example of former times, should excite the friends of truth " to contend earnestly " for the faith which was once delivered to the " saints." A reflecting man will indeed make a pause before he embraces so wonderful a doctrine as...

...expecting, nor desiring the progress of this work, by any other means. No others are devised. — We are to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints; and this is an indispensible duty. This was exempliiied, as well as commanded, by the apostle...

...looking for the mercy of their Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life, having previously exhorted them to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints, of which chosen body they form a part. And after recognising their charter as infallible sinners, and...

...acknowledge the scriptures to be a complete and perfect rule of faith. St. Paul exhorts all christians, to "contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints"; and this parlicle, once, must condemn all additions, or why doth St. Paul say to Timothy,...

..." necessity is laid upon us — yea, woe is to us, if we preach not the Gospel6," but whilst ready to " contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints \" we anxiously desire that all men should enter in by the door to that spiritual fold of which...

...arrest the progress of soul destroying error; concerned, in a word, to obey the inspired exhortation to " contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints." Now we know of nothing which strikes more directly at the very vitals of every thing which...

...inestimable value, not only embrace it heartily ourselves, but, for the sake of others, earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints?^. Of this at least we may be assured ; that if we maintain the truth and authority of the Gospel, and strengthen...

...behalf of that sacred cause to which he devoted all his energies, but of his readiness, at all times, to "contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints." Great as Dr. Thomson's popularity was, (and few men in his sphere of life ever rose so high...

...also would soar to that amplitude of knowledge and sanctity, which by divine grace shall enable them to contend earnestly " for the faith which was once delivered to the saints," and qualify them eventually to participate in the beatitudes of those exalted champions of...