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Pride is the ringleader of the seven abominations that the wise man nameth. Prov. 6: 16, 17. Apparel is the fruit of sin; wherefore, let such as pride themselves therein remember, that they cover one shame with another.
And thus it is with the saint, and should be with every one that by way of profession nameth the name of Christ, he should depart from his indwelling sin, with his mind. Ah! to find a man that really departs from himself, and that draweth the affections of the soul, from the affections and lusts of his flesh is rare thing.
"Make this an ordinance for thee," said Rabban Shammai to his sons in the law; "receive all thy guests with a pleasant expression of countenance, and then say little and do much." "The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch." Luke. "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." King Agrippa. "Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." Paul.
Though it saith some are left, yet it points at no man, it nameth no man, it binds all faces in secret.
A Christian is wholly and altogether sanctified. We must take sure hold on Baptism by faith, as then we shall be, yea, already are, sanctified. In this sort David nameth himself holy." A deep thought. Strong meat for men. It must not be offered for milk. Chap. XXI. p. 276.
Lastly, Whatever man he be that by his naming of the name of Christ shall intimate that he hath any reverence of love to, or delight in that Christ, whose name he nameth, that man should depart from iniquity, not only for the reasons that are above mentioned, but for those that may be named afterwards.
Others say that we should explore yet farther along the shores of this land which Smith calleth Cape Cod, even as he nameth the whole district New England, which is verily a pleasant reminder for us, who in spite of persecution and harshness must still love the name of the land wherein we have left the bones of our sires." Ipswich. "It needs not so many words, Governor," interrupted Jones rudely.
'And let every one that nameth the name of Christ, depart from iniquity. In the exhortation there are several things to be taken notice of, because insinuated by the apostle. The first is, that iniquity is a very dangerous and hurtful thing, as to the souls of sinners in general; so to them that name the name of Christ.
Disorders of servants is also an house iniquity, and to be departed from by the godly. Some of the disorders of servants are to be imputed to the governors of families, and some to the servants themselves. From all these domestic iniquities, let every one depart that religiously nameth the name of Christ.
Not for weight of glory, Not for crown or palm, Enter we the army, Raise the warrior psalm; But for love that claimeth Lives for whom He died, He whom Jesus nameth Must be on His side. By Thy love constraining, By Thy grace divine, We are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine! What is work? Work is energy applied to the creation of either material or immaterial products.
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