...viz. the first seven verses of the third chapter of the Second Epistle to Timothy." This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without...

...might avoid, by vainly imitating the instinctive folly of this poor feathered brute. " This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.'" " For men shall be lovers of their own selves (!) covetous (!) boasters (!) proud (!) blasphemers (!) disobedient to parents, unthankful,...

...abounds in the present day, the Holy Ghost also points out in the preceding chapter. " This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come ; for men shall be lovers of their ownselves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy," &c....

...scene, in the centre of the Christian Church, was foretold by astonished prophets. "This know, — that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their ownselves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without...

...apostles themselves. What catalogue can be more loaded with crime, than the following from St. Paul ? In the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without...

...false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power." Had the apostle been all his life conversant with the various classes of society in the...

...undiininished, but with increased vigour. St. Paul gives an awful prediction of this state of things : In the last days perilous times shall come ; for men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without...

...fierce persons, without any love to i$ood men, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the powor il ." I say, had he not taught us tp expect such characters to creep into the church, I would...

...defamers, bargain-breakers, incontinent, fierce, without any love to good men, headstrong, pufled up, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of gi dlinessbut denying the power of it; always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of...

...incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, ' traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of 4 pleasures more than lovers of God, ' having a form of godliness, but de- 5 nying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are 6 222 they which creep into...