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who, when he was reviled, did not revile again: when he was in his sufferings, he did not threat, but referr'd his cause to the righteous judge.

for you were as sheep going astray, but now you are brought back to the pastor and overseer of your souls.

but in the internal qualities of the mind, in that purity, in that mild and dispassionate temper, which is so acceptable to the divine being.

for the eyes of the Lord are upon the virtuous, and his ears attend to their prayers, but the wicked he discountenances."

thus baptism, which corresponds to the deluge, does now save us, not as it is a cleansing from external filth, but as it is an engagement to lead a divine life, from the belief of the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

so that for the future he does not pass the rest of this life in gratifying his sensual passions, but in conformity to the divine precepts.

but they will be call'd to account by him, who is ready to judge both the living and the dead.

but above all, let your mutual benevolence be intense, for benevolence cancels a multitude of offences.

let a speaker deliver nothing but what is agreeable to the divine oracles: and let him that attends the poor, be active in proportion to the strength God has given him. amen.

but whoever suffers as a christian, let him not be asham'd, but rather give thanks to God upon that account.

to exhort you to feed the flock of God, which is among you: to take care of it, voluntarily, without reluctance, not from any view to sordid gain, but out of real affection;

not to domineer over the laity, but to be examples for their imitation;

but may the all-gracious God, who has called us to eternal glory, perfect, confirm, fortify, and settle you, during the short interval of your sufferings.

but he that is destitute of them is blind or short-sighted, having forgot he was purified from his past sins.

But you must above all consider, that no prophecy of the scripture did proceed

from the prophet's OWN MOTION; but the holy men of God spoke by the IMPULSE of the holy spirit.

By their artful discourses they will make you the tools of their avarice; but their condemnation has been a long time advancing, and their ruin is far from lingring.

for since God did not spare the angels, who had sinned, but having precipitated them to hell, confin'd them to chains of darkness, where they are reserv'd for judgment:

But as for these, they have no more reason than brute beasts that are naturally made for hunting, and slaughter: so these who calumniate what they do not understand, shall receive the reward of their iniquity by perishing in their own corruption.

but he was rebuked for his transgression: for an ass, as dumb as it was, spoke with an articulate voice, and reprimanded the extravagance of the prophet.