...mire ** and dirt." Instead of obeying the precept of the apostle, and " putting on bowels of " mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, " meekness, long-suffering,...forbearing one " another, and forgiving one another ;" the generality of men, think only how they may revenge " themselves of their adversary ;" and, like...

...us be one among ourselves ; let every bitter passion be put away ; and let us put on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness and long.suffering, forbearing one another, even as we look for forgiveness through the merits...

...of Christ. In his behaviour, in his conversation, he shewed, that he had put on, as one of the elect of GOD, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, long-suffering ; ready to bear with others, and ready to forgive, as Christ had also freelj forgiven...

...And that this spirit is the special character of the elect of God, is manifest by Col. iiii 12, 13. Put on therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved,...forbearing one another, and forgiving one another. The apostle discoursing of that temper and disposition which he speaks of, as the most excellent and...

...garments to him, he is clothed all over with them. 1 Pet. v. 5. And be dolhed with humility. Col. iii. 12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,...kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering.' Pure Christian humility has no such thing as roughness, or contempt, or fierceness, or bitterness in...

...of those who lived at that time, many of whom both heard the prediction, and saw its fulfilment. " Put on therefore, as the Elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering, forbearing (d) Vide Bishop Newton's i8th Dissertation on the Prophecies ;...

...or woman but what has a kick, start, stumble, balk, or fall in their gallop through life, we should put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering— if any man have a quarrel (or complaint) against any, forgive him even...

...mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. 1 Peter iii. 8. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and' beloved, bowels of -mercies, kimfriess, humbleness of mind, niceUHess, long-suffering. Coloss"ians iii. 12.-- , . • Not for that...

...of the benevolent Prince of peace ? Let us obey ttie affectionate exhortation of the Apostle ;— " Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, humbleness of mind meekness, long suffering — forbearing one another and forgiving one another. If...

....••'•.•'* .'.. . . SERMON X. CHRISTIAN MEEKNESS AN!) FORGIVENESS. COLOSSIAN6, HI. 1*, f 3.' = &n therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,...long-suffering, forbearing one another, and forgiving one anoother; if any man have a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. • •*....