 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...  An Exposition of the Church-catechism - Pagina 132de Samuel Clarke, John Clarke - 1729 - 344 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pagini
...subject of the temporary faith. " It had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them ;" this was a temporary conversion, as " Ephraim1, like a broken bow, turned back in the day of battle."... | |
 | John Scott - 1686 - 486 pagini
...them than the begin" ning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteoufnefi than after they have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment -, that is, by relapfing intothofe finful Pollutions out of which they had been refcued by the Belief... | |
 | Henry Dodwell - 1706 - 434 pagini
...the Gofpel. So St. Peter $ It had been letter for them not to have known the way of Rijihteoufnefi, than after they have known it , to turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto them: a St. Pet. ii. zi. This is the fame Ignorance., and the fame Commandment now mentioned by St. Paul.... | |
 | Sir William Dawes - 1707 - 530 pagini
...and that it would have been better for them never to have known ' '; i4 ., J „ . , rrir Mar.tf.ll the way of righteoufnefs , than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. So that, if there were ground, from Scripture, to hope, that any of the damn'd (hould ever... | |
 | Francis Gastrell (bp. of Chester) - 1717 - 352 pagini
...therein, and overcome ; the latter end is worfc' with. them than the beginning: For it had been bener for them not to have known the way of Righteoufnefs, than...turn from the holy Commandment delivered unto them. d As ye have therefore received Ghrift Jefur the Lord, fo walk ye in him : . Holding Faith, and a .good... | |
 | Luke Milbourne - 1722 - 454 pagini
...Gofpel, that, It bad been bet- 2 Pet. 2, ier for them not to have known the Way of Righ-'21' teoiifnefs, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy Commandment delivered to them -, it may be truly faid of thefe -, it had been better for them never to have aflumed the Chaf... | |
 | John Gill - 1735 - 536 pagini
...fevere punifhrnent i Jor it would have been better for them not to have known the -way of rigbteoufnefs, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them °. 0 2. Ptt. ii. ti. II. Suppating chat. Jiicii who trnrrthaucric they flood, true believers in Chnir,... | |
 | 1737 - 468 pagini
...more incurable and juftly condemdable than any Heathen that was never brought to fuch a Conviftion. way of righteoufnefs, than after they have known it,...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb : The dog is turned to his own vomit... | |
 | Daniel Wilcox - 1744 - 454 pagini
...them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of right eotifnefs, than after they have known it^ to turn from the holy commandment delivered unfa them. The latter end is worje with them than the beginning : it may be faid to be fo now, (i.)... | |
 | 1769 - 760 pagini
...beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteoufaefs, than after thejr have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog it turned to his own vomit again,... | |
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