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Ver. 17. These are wells without water,.... Which look large and deep, promise much, and have nothing in them; so these men looked like angels of light, transformed themselves as ministers of righteousness, had a form of godliness, and boasted of their great knowledge; promised great advantages to t... Read More

Ver. 3. And through covetousness;.... Which is generally a prevailing vice among false teachers, they having no other end in view than themselves; either to gain popular applause and vain glory, which they are always covetous of; or to amass riches to themselves, after which they have an insatiable ... Read More

Ver. 5. And spared not the old world,.... In distinction from the present world, that now is; which was, as it were, formed anew out of that which was destroyed by the deluge. The Vulgate Latin version renders it, "the original world"; and the Ethiopic version, "the first world"; it designs the anci... Read More

Ver. 6. And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes,.... By raining brimstone and fire upon them from heaven, Ge 19:24 which soon reduced them to ashes, with Admah and Zeboiim, De 29:25, cities delightfully situated, which were as the garden of God, and the land of Egypt, together with t... Read More

Ver. 2. That ye may be mindful,.... This is an explanation of the above mentioned end of his writing this and the other epistle; which was, that those saints might be mindful of two things more especially: of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets; that is, the prophets of the Old T... Read More

A DECLARATION of the FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST, IN CARTER LANE, SOUTHWARK, UNDER THE PASTORAL CARE OF Dr. JOHN GILL, Read and assented to at the Admission of Members. Having been enabled, through divine grace, to give up ourselves to the Lord, and likewise to one another by the will... Read More

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 41—2 Corinthians 6:1. We therefore, as workers together with him; beseech you also, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. This scripture usually stands[1] among the proofs of the saints’ defectibility or apostasy, from whence it is concluded, that a... Read More

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 45—1 Timothy 2:4. Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. These words are often used to oppose God’s decree of reprobation, and in favor of universal redemption; but with what success will be seen when it is observed,... Read More

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 54—2 Peter 2:1. But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. This passage ... Read More

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 56—2 Peter 3:9. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise (as some men count slackness), but is long suffering to us ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. This scripture appears among those which are said[1] to... Read More