...vain in their imaginations, and ** their foolilh hearts were darkened. And even as cc they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, " God gave them over to a reprobate mjnd, to do " thofe things which are not convenient.1" Thefe notable lines of that great apoftle, give...

...example of the Gentiles, they fall into their condition ; — which was this : " Becaufe they did not like to retain God *' in their knowledge, God gave them over to " a reprobate mind." This is the fecond obfervation arifing from the text; — and an obfervation it is well worthy...

...neither were thankful} but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolilh heart was darkened. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God g»vc them over to a reprobate mind," or rather, perhaps, as the margin has it, " a mind void of judgement,"...

...were polluted with the grofleft errors and moft abominable idolatries. Profejfing them) "elves wife they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and the fourfooted beajls, and reptiles ' of the earth. Wherefore God...

...in their ' imaginations, and their foolifh heart was darkened. * Profe/fing themfelves to be wife, they became fools; ' and changed the glory of the incorruptible God, *" into an image made like to corruptible manf.' Therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, &c. God is the Maker of...

...the full Corn in the Ear. — 345 SERMON XLV. The Danger of Living in any Known Sin. ROMANS i. 28. And even as they did not like to retain God in their...knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do thofe things which are not convenient. 361 SERMON XLVI. The Example of the Jews a Warning to Chriftians....

...ourfehes. Pray take notice of what the Spirit of God faith in anfwer to this:4 Whereas they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do thofe things which are not convenient. You fee what is the firft ftep to ruin. God puts into your mind...

...vain in their imaginations, and their foolijh heart was darkened. ProfeJ/ing themfelves to be ivife9 they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God, into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds and four-footed beajis, and creeping things. Wherefore alfo God gave...

...knew him, " they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful ; professing themselves to be wise they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man," &c. But, Secondly, others maintain that man, by a due use of reason, and by contemplating...

...the apoftle very juftly fays in this epiftle, ch. i. 22, 23. "Profeffing " them (elves to be wife, they became fools ; and changed " the glory of the incorruptible God, into an image made " like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed " beafts, and creeping things." I muft make even a farther...