Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter Y. Specific Exhortations, Veb. 3-20.--Belat1ve Duties Of Husbands And Wives, Vee. 21-33. section I.--Ver. 3-20. 3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not 4. be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient; but 5. rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any 6. inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh 7. the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye 8. therefore partakers with them. For ye were someitmes darkness, 9. but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and 10. truth;) proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no 11. fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove 12. them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are 13. done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the 15. dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circum 16. spectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the 17. days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding 18. what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein 19. is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making 20. melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the...