(I allude to civil affairs, because of your unacquaintedness with spiritual matters:) as then you made your natural faculties subservient to impurity, and all manner of vice; make them now subservient to virtue and holiness.

but now being set free from sin, and actually in the service of God, the present advantage you reap is holiness, and the future everlasting life.

for from him it is that ye believe in Christ Jesus, whom God has made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that,

according as he had chosen us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, free from vice, and devoted to virtue.

and to be renewed in your mind, by living like men formed anew, after the image of God, in justice, sanctity, and truth.

but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

who will not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: and all nations shall come to adore thee; because thy judgments have been display'd."

then the devil took Jesus with him to Jerusalem, and having set him on the wing of the temple, he said to him,

what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to torment us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.

because Herod had a respect for John, knowing him to be a very honest good man, and therefore protected him; having reform'd many things upon his remonstrances, which he us'd to receive very graciously.

the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.

the almighty hath distinguish'd me by the greatest marks of favour: his name be for ever reverenc'd.

in the sincere practice of holiness and justice, all our days.

what business have you with us, Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know who you are; the saint of God.

and we have believed and we have acknowledged that you are the Christ, the son of God.

and now I shall be no more in the world, but they will be in the world, when I am come to thee. holy father keep them by that authority, with which thou hast invested me, that they may be one, as we are.

because thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, nor wilt thou give thine holy one a prey to corruption.

but ye renounced him that was holy and just; you interceeded for the life of a murderer,

but ye renounced him that was holy and just; you interceeded for the life of a murderer,

for it was truly against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, that Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, united themselves in this city,

by displaying thine hand in miraculous cures, and prodigies, which by the name of thy holy child Jesus shall be done.

and to show that he rais'd him from the dead, never more to return to corruption, he said thus, "I will faithfully perform the promises, which I made to David."

but as to his holy spirit miraculously declared to be the son of God, by his resurrection from the dead:

(I allude to civil affairs, because of your unacquaintedness with spiritual matters:) as then you made your natural faculties subservient to impurity, and all manner of vice; make them now subservient to virtue and holiness.

but now being set free from sin, and actually in the service of God, the present advantage you reap is holiness, and the future everlasting life.

for the unbelieving husband is christianiz'd by the believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is christianiz'd by the believing husband: else were your children heathens: whereas they are christians.

don't you know, that they who prepare the sacrifices, do eat of the sacrifice in the temple? and they who wait at the altar, have their portion from the altar?

for this is to me matter of glorying, the testimony of my conscience, that without artifice, and with religious sincerity, not by worldly wisdom, but by God's favourable assistance I have behaved my self towards all men, but more particularly to you.

according as he had chosen us in himself before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, free from vice, and devoted to virtue.

after the image of God, in justice, sanctity, and truth.

that he himself might make her appear illustrious to his own eye, a church without spot, or any thing like a defect; so as to be holy and irreprehensible.

the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the christians that are at Philippi, to the bishops, and to the deacons.

through his own death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his own sight:

I direct therefore that the men pray in publick and private, lifting up their hands to heaven with innocence, charity, and composure.

but a lover of hospitality, humane, prudent, just, holy, temperate;

in charity, in patience: the aged women likewise, to behave with sanctity of manners, not false accusers, not given to tipling,

these things remonstrate: recommend and enforce with all your authority: guard yourself against all contempt.

All that are with me salute you. salute our christian friends. grace be with you all. AMEN.

and indeed we wanted an high priest of such a character, one that is holy, innocent, undefiled, one that is separated from sinful men, and exalted above the heavens; one who was under no necessity,

and indeed we wanted an high priest of such a character, one that is holy, innocent, undefiled, one that is separated from sinful men, and exalted above the heavens; one who was under no necessity,

for the disposition of the tabernacle was such, that in the first part named the sanctuary, were placed the candlestick, the table, and the shew-bread; and beyond the veil, was the second part of the tabernacle which is called the holy of holys;

the holy spirit showing thereby, that the way to the holy of holys, was not yet open, while the first tabernacle was standing.

for Christ is not entred into a sanctuary made by human art, such as is only representative of the true one, but into heaven itself, to appear from henceforth in the presence of God on our behalf:

Wherefore, my brethren, since by virtue of the blood of Jesus we have the liberty of entring into the holy of holies,

their discipline was temporary, and the effect of humour; whereas God chastises us for our advantage, to make us partakers of his holiness.

seek peace with all men, and sanctity of life, without which no man shall see the Lord:

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia, write, "THESE things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth what no man can shut; and shutteth what no man can open:

the four animals had each of them six wings about him, and they were full of eyes within; and they never ceas'd day and night, crying, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, Lord God ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS, WHO IS, AND WHO WILL BE. and when those animals gave glory,

who will not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: and all nations shall come to adore thee; because thy judgments have been display'd."

and I heard the angel of the waters say, "thou art just, who art, and hast always been holy, because thou hast judged thus:

what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to torment us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.

but ye renounced him that was holy and just; you interceeded for the life of a murderer,

for from him it is that ye believe in Christ Jesus, whom God has made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that,

since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

seek peace with all men, and sanctity of life, without which no man shall see the Lord: