...same in all godly honesty :" as the apostle saith, " Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may administer grace to the hearers ; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, but rather...

...words proceeded out of Jesus mouth. £ph. iv. 29. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may Minuter grace unto the hearers. v. S. Fornication and all un cleanness, let it not be once named traongst...

...bond of peace. — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good, for the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and clamor, and evil speaking be put away from among you, with all...

...forever, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. Ephes. iv. 29. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth ; but that, which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Grant, O God, that I may delight in thy law ; that my conversation may be truly christian....

...favour of God. Thus, in the epistle to the Ephesians; "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers ;" that it may excite them to virtue. Thus St. Peter; "Grow in grace d ;" that is, in goodness. d An...

...ur/iwmu, not becoming, agreeable to ' character), but rather giving of thanks ' ' — ' and ' what is good to the use of edifying, that it may ' minister grace to the hearers *.' Thy speech is comely. — The conclusion of this verse has already been noticed, and such an explanation...

...may " I do, and get Good! Let no corrupt Comnnmieution ." proceed'out of my Mouth, but that zchich is good to " the Use of edifying, that it may minister G-race to the " Hearers (g)!" When entering upon Difficulties, "-Lord, t1 (h) ! Teach me Thy Ways, andleadme in aplain Path!...

...sing unto God and to talk of his wonderous works ; to let that communication proceed out of our mouth which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearer, and to let our speech, always be with grace, seasoned with salt. Nor do they thus...

...reserve which suits the humble Christian, will guard the judicious against both extremes, an overweaning conceit of his own abilities, and an implicit faith...invariably holds, Scribendi recte sapere est principium et fans. I shall just add the fifth and last observation in relation to the remarks or inferences. These,...

...Pure and Edifying Conversation. KFHESIANS iv. 59. Let no corrufit communication firoceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearert^ IN this, and in the preceding and following verses, the Apostle instructs us, how the renewed...