 | George Fox - 1803 - 436 pages
...household of faith,' Gal. vi. 10. Peter in his general epistle tells the church of Christ, they were 'a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people,' 1 Pet. ii. 9. And that as lively stones, they were built up ' a spiritual house, an holy priesthood,... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - Bible - 1807 - 428 pages
...breath of God be rendered utterly vain and ineffectual. Are we conscious of our high dignity, as we are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ? Are our hearts suitably affected with a sense of the divine goodness, in calling us to be a people,... | |
 | Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 578 pages
...people : Titus ii. 14. and, 1 Pet. ii. 9. they are called by many special and discriminating titles : a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people : they are called his portion, and the lot of his inheritance : Deut. xxxii. 9. The Lord's portion... | |
 | 1810 - 596 pages
...second illustration, he considers the terms "elect", "called", "saints", and the phrases " in Christ" " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," as used only to distinguish the professors of Christianity from the rest of mankind, particularly from... | |
 | Johannes van der Kemp - Heidelberger Katechismus - 1810 - 572 pages
...that they may do only his will, and conduct themselves to his glory : Peter saith to them, " Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should show forth the praises of him who halh called you out of darkness into his marvellous... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1810 - 556 pages
...in prayer, are evidently supposed to be true believers, those whom the Apostle Peter describes as " a chosen generation, a royal " priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," appointed ** to shew forth the praises of Him •' ;who hath called them out of darkness into " His... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1810 - 612 pages
...second illustration, he considers the terms "elect", "called", "saints", and the phrases " in Christ" " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," as used only to distinguish the professors of Christianity from the rest of mankind, particularly from... | |
 | Robert Traill - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 544 pages
...xliii. 21. See what a gr?at preambl- the apostle makes to this matter of pr lise ; 1 Pet. ii. 9. Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should ahevr forth the prifises of him that hath coiled you into his marvelleat light. What... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 454 pages
...they would have walked as continually seeing him that is invisible, having constant communion with the Father and the Son, living in eternity and walking...people," in the whole tenor of their conversation " shewing forth his praise, who had called them into his marvellous light." 2. But instead of this... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 516 pages
...and perfection ! Answerable to that strong description which St. Peter cites from Moses : " Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people." And such, without all doubt, the. first Christian church which commenced at the day of Pentecost, \vas.... | |
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