 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 576 pages
...by the holy prophets, and of the " commandments of the apostles of the LOrd and " Saviour, because there shall come in the last days " scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and say" ing, Where is the promise of his coming ?" 2 Pet. iii. 4. 52. Blessed be the LORD for evermore.... | |
 | Edward Atkyns Bray - Sermons, English - 1818 - 458 pages
...incalculable exchange. for all the pleasures this world [ SERMON XXV. FROM GLANVIL*. 2 PETER ill. 3. There shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. IT is a question that has often exercised the ingenuity of the curious, whether there be any decay... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - Clergy - 1818 - 650 pages
...revelation of the Scriptures. St. Peter has taught us, that in the last days there should be icoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For, since the Fathers fell aeleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of... | |
 | William Bengo'. Collyer - 1819 - 82 pages
...bold and daring in their unbelief, and prove the truth and correctness of the apostle's prediction, ' There shall come in the last days scoffers, walking...own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 342 pages
...righteousness shall shine forth as the sun, for ever and ever." SERMON XX. 2 PETER, CHAP. III. VERSE 3. Know'mg this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts. A VERY little acquaintance with human nature will inform ns, that there are few men who can patiently... | |
 | 1843 - 628 pages
...the Psalms : — "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God ; " and another from the Apostle, "There shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts." I followed up the blows with passages from the law, and from the gospel, closing with an urgent invitation... | |
 | John Tillotson - Apologetics - 1819 - 212 pages
...whom he calls Scoffers should come. " That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy Prophets, and of the commandment of us the Apostles of our Lord and Saviour ; knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days Scoffers, walking... | |
 | 262 pages
...depart 'from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils."— 2 Tim. iv. 1. " Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last...their own lusts, and saying, ' Where is the promise of hie coming ?' "-—2 Peter iii. 3. " He answered me then and said. Measure thou the time diligently... | |
 | Ralph Cudworth - Atheism - 1820 - 542 pages
...abound in these latter days of our's; " There shall come in the last days (éjmraÍKTai) atheistical scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...are depicted in the clearest colours by the pencil of prophecy. " Knowing this first," says Peter, " that there shall come in the last days scoffers walking after their own lusts." (2 Peter iii. 3.) In the same epistle he more fully describes the persons he alludes to — '< as chiefly... | |
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I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance, 2 that ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour, 3 knowing this first, that there shall come in the... 
