| George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 576 pagina’s
...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.... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1818 - 650 pagina’s
...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... | |
| Edward Atkyns Bray - 1818 - 458 pagina’s
...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... | |
| William Bengo'. Collyer - 1819 - 82 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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... | |
| John Tillotson - 1819 - 212 pagina’s
...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 after their own lusts." The prophecy here spoken of is probably that famous prediction of the destruction of Jerusalem which... | |
| 1843 - 628 pagina’s
...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... | |
| 262 pagina’s
...faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils."— 2 Tim. iv. 1. " Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking...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... | |
| Alexander Hamilton - 1820 - 454 pagina’s
...are a day of Brahma f . so does that day contain five thousand days of 24 boon. 9L Peter says, '•' Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." 2 Pet. Hi. 8. This is the Maha or great day... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pagina’s
...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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