...apoetle improves this example of Christ ; " Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us ; and we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren." 1 John, 3 : 16. Some Christians came up fairly to this pattern in primitive times ; Priscilla...

...Peter fays, with the fame mind. Becaufe he laid clown his life for us, we ought alfo, as John fays, to lay down. our lives for the brethren ; that is, we ought to ferve mankind, at the hazard of every thing dear to us in life, and even of life itfelf. Our Lord's...

...life, or any just hope of it, abiding in him. Hereby we know what love is, 16 ince Christ laid down his life for us, and we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren. But П .vhosoever hath the good things of his world, and seeth his brother n want, but shutteth...

...Milling to suffer and to die for Christ, ' for herein pereeive we the love of God, beeause he laid down his life for us; and we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren.' And now it is said of the apostle, and all who like him triumphed over Satan, ' they were...

...willing to suffer and to die for Christ, " for herein perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us ; and we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren." And now it is said of the apostle, and all who like him triumphed over Satan, "they were...

...the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now and for evermore." Amen and Amen. SH Subcnilc Xlea&tng. ERICH'S GRAVE*. " HEREBY," says St. John, "perceive we the...in doing this, all of us, even the youngest, will ehow forth a true triumph of the cross. And there have not been wanting those in whom the grace of...

...[Authorities. The most anck'nt martyrologies, and a MS. published by SURIIS, i.,896,] t " HEREBY," says S. John, " perceive we the love of GOD, because He laid...His , life for us ; and we ought also to lay down (fc.sUf our lives for the brethren." That is, we ffi ought to be ready to lay them down ; we I ought...

...Paradise, who was, to try his faith and purify his love, taken from him on earth. "HEREBY," says S. John, "perceive we the love of GOD, because He laid...in doing this, all of us, even the youngest, will show forth a true Triumph of the Cross. And there have not been wanting those, in whom the Grace of...

...salvation ; enduring all things, as if to him alone these words had been addressed, "God has given his life for us, and we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren ?" It was not, however, alone in the penalties exercised against these desperate men, that...

...John says in his first epistle, " In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down His life for us; and we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren." (1 John iii. 16.) Hence he justly infers, that if the love which Christ would have us bear...