 | Edmund Gibson - 1848 - 410 pages
...may flourish in all nations. I have no pleasure in strife and debates ; and if I were not commanded to contend earnestly for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints, should be very unwillingly drawn to engage in them. But when I meet with a loud and ungrounded... | |
 | Josiah Pratt, John Henry Pratt - Clergy - 1849 - 550 pages
...the Bishop of London to preach at St. Paul's. I intend, as our Lord shall be pleased to enable me, to ' contend earnestly for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints' (which I purpose to make the text), by shewing (1) The Supreme authority of that Book in which... | |
 | John Sundins Stamp - 1849 - 650 pages
...thanked them for these tokens of regard, accepted a few of them, prayed with the company, exhorted them to "contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints," and then pursued his journey into Thrace. Gregory IVazianzen could not enjoy the satisfaction... | |
 | Protestantism - 1849 - 668 pages
...up a standard against him," all who love the Lord Jesus are invited, shall we not say commanded, " to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the Saints." APPENDIX. No. I. THE following Rules and Regulations, intended to define and explain the system... | |
 | John G. Wilson - Bible - 1850 - 406 pages
...He dwelt among men, but he walked with God. The apostle Jude deemed it necessary to exhort believers to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints, against the abuses and corruptions of certain men who would creep into the church privily ;... | |
 | 1852 - 590 pages
...in past ages, and by prophecies respecting the judgment received for the ungodly at the last day, " to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints," and " to keep themselves in the love of God." He tells them also of scoffers, who shall come... | |
 | Beaver Henry Blacker - 1852 - 212 pages
...understanding of 35 what shall bring you peace at the last, let me exhort you, in the words of the Apostle, to " contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints." Tell it out among the heathen, and especially among all around you, who appear not to know... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - 1852 - 790 pages
...(Rom. vi. 17.) " Doing the truth, and walking in the truth." (John iii. 21. 3 John 4.) And Christians are exhorted to " contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." (Jude 3.) The_f ait h_ which had been delivered to the church can be nothing but... | |
 | Andrew Jervise - Angus (Scotland) - 1853 - 382 pages
...oppose every error which I hear broached and propagated, be the consequence what will. It is my duty to contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered to the saints, and to oppose every error that is subversive of this faith.' " No. VII.— PAGE 253. Letter... | |
 | John Stevenson - Bible - 1854 - 336 pages
...of the devil." 1 John iii. 7, 8. St. Jude declares that it was needful for him to exhort believers to " contend earnestly for the faith, which was once delivered to the Saints, because there were certain men crept in unawares" into the Church, " ungodly men, turning the... | |
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We express our unfeigned admiration of the ability displayed in this work, and of the spirit of deep piety which pervades it ; and whilst we commend it to the careful... 
