or do you despise the riches of his kindness, and forbearance, and long-suffering; not considering that the kindness of God invites you to repentance?

and the hopes I had of you continue still the same, knowing that as you have had your share of suffering, so you will likewise have of consolation.

from a principle of conscience. what glory is there in suffering corporal punishment for real offences? but if you meet with ill usage for doing your duty, and bear it with constancy,

so it was with Sodom, Gomorrha, and the neighbouring cities, who abandoning themselves to the same licentiousness and abominable passions, were made examples by suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

upon which Jesus answered, incredulous and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?

so that if the Lord should suffer it to last, no man could escape: but he will not suffer the time to last long, out of regard to his elect.

then said Jesus, O incredulous, and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring hither your son.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and am filling up the measure of those remaining afflictions, which in my turn I am to suffer in this life, in the cause of Christ, for the sake of his body, which is the church:

always bearing about in my body the marks of sufferings like those of Jesus, so that Jesus might be plainly prov'd to be alive by the sufferings of my body.

Jesus seeing him lie there, and knowing that he had been sick a long time, said to him, will you be cured?

your father Abraham long'd to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

the Jews came about him, and said, how long will you keep us in suspense? if you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.

upon which his disciples said, master, it is not long since the Jews attempted to stone you; and are you for going thither again?

Jesus said to him, have I been with you so long, and don't you know me yet? Philip, he that hath seen me, hath seen the father; why then do you say, shew us the father?

no wonder they were so attach'd to one, who had for a long time infatuated them with his arts.

accordingly Paul went to the men, and the next day was purified with them; then entring into the temple, he declar'd how long the time of the purification was to last, and when the offering was to be made for each of them.

Festus answer'd, that Paul was in custody at Cesarea, where he design'd to be himself e'er long:

for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order to establish you:

and to Israel he says, "all day long I have stretched forth my hands to an incredulous and rebellious people."

The wife is bound as long as her husband lives: but if her husbnd be dead, she is at liberty to be married, if she pleases; provided it be to a christian.

does not settled custom show it is a shame for a man to have long hair?