 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them...  An Exposition of the Church-catechism - Page 132de Samuel Clarke, John Clarke - 1729 - 344 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Henry Kett - 1801 - 442 pages
...than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of ri^hteoufnefs, th:m after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happtned unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again... | |
 | Daniel Whitby - 1801 - 410 pages
...them than the beginning ; for it had been better for them not to have known the way of righleoujnefs, than after they have known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it is happened to" them according to the true proverb, the dog is turned to his own vomit... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 422 pages
...Peter, ii. 21. " For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteoufnefs, than than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them." This writes death upon many as none of his. — Such as, (r.) Thofe whofe great bufinefs in the world... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...than the beginning. 2 1 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. '22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit... | |
 | N. NISBETT - 1802 - 314 pages
...ver. 3. — that it would have been better for them, not- to " have known the way of righteousness, than after they have " known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered to '' them. ver. 21. In the third and last chapter, he considers " the scoffers, and their irreligious... | |
 | Robert Barclay - 1803 - 176 pages
...therein, and overcome, the latter end is worfe with them than the be ginning : for it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteoufnefs,...turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them, according to the true proverb, The dog ,i« turned to his own vomit again,... | |
 | John Smalley - 1803 - 454 pages
...them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again... | |
 | Lorenzo Dow - 1804 - 170 pages
...knowledge of Chrift, &c.— ?rad yet are again entangled therein. And iaith he, it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteoufnefs, than after they have known it, to turn from, &c, (2 Pet. i. 9, and 2C. 2ov, to the end) how could they have forgot that which they knew, &c. Again,... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...them than the beginning. For, it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. If we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice... | |
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