Does it not give strength to self-denial to take up our cross after Jesus? Inscribed on our hearts are reasons which must secure obedience. Without Him we can do nothing, with Him every thing (1 Corinthians 15:10).4. As it overstepped all barriers of climate, colour, and race to call men brethren, so it passed over all barriers of priestly function to make all men holy, and so all men are now made priests unto God.2. ii. He eats and drinks to the glory of God, who does so not for pleasure, but for strength for God's service; He sleeps to God's glory, who rests in Christ, hoping to rise to do Him honour; he does his daily task to the glory of God who plies it under the eye of God, and does it or not as and how he thinks God would have it done or not.3. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. J.D. One phrase holds it all "He died for me." 3. So in like manner the name of Jesus (Acts 4:7; Matthew 7:22; Matthew 24:5; Matthew 18:20). I. Christian families, founded on the holy bond of marriage, are appointed, in the divine order of things, to be the nurseries of the future generation. Servants, to wit, that they ever keep in view the humility of their condition; but masters, that they lose not recollection of their nature, in which they are constituted on an equality with servants. i. Easter Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? We must be supposed to be in Christ first (John 15:4-5).2. Mallock.Religion is one of the colours of life which mingles most intimately with all the other colours of the palette. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. Stewart.I begin to see that religion consists not so much in joyous feelings as in a constant exercise of devotedness to God, and in laying ourselves out for the good of others.(D. To do all by His strength (Acts 4:6-7, 10; 1 Samuel 17:45; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9). Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. Whatever mystery a man makes of his object in life, spectators generally arrive at correct conclusions.2. Shall Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871Christ is AllMY text is so very short that you cannot forget it; and, I am quite certain, if you are Christians at all, you will be sure to agree with it. God the Father is the proper object of gratitude as the first principle of action, though not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit.3. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. Christ, therein revealed, has laid hold upon the whole of life. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. Have Him before thee as the pattern whom thou art to copy; the Redeemer in whom is thy strength, the Master and Friend whom thou art to serve and please, thy Creator and thy heaven.1. But our Lord, being God, became man, bore our sins and carried our sorrows, grew up through our life, and tasted death for every man. These words cover the whole sphere of Christian activity. Some Christians have a very small Saviour, for they are not willing to receive Him fully, and let Him do great and mighty things for them. Does it not give strength to self-denial to take up our cross after Jesus? A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. Part of discipleship, Paul tells the Colossians, is deciding where our minds will go and where they won't. We must make this conscious decision perhaps several times a day as temptations come up. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. What the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. Stewart.I begin to see that religion consists not so much in joyous feelings as in a constant exercise of devotedness to God, and in laying ourselves out for the good of others.(D. Don't be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. where shall I begin to describe thine endless misery, who art condemned as soon as conceived; and adjudged to eternal death, before thou wast born to a temporal life? Or is not their influence for the most part rather a constraining power of which he is unconscious, rather than a stimulus carried on by conscious effort? To Dominicus. What is it that makes our public services in church so frequently cold and spiritless? Colossians 3:11-17 Inductive Bible Study Questions and Points Neale. It is to them a mere night of stars to wonder and gaze at, not a sun to light them to their daily work, and warm their hearts with love. Where, then, is there any room for dependence on God even with prayer for protection and blessing, since the feeling assumes that they will be granted without any prayer at all.2. You all know about sugar. To live a life of faith for a supply of all things for life and godliness (2 Peter 1 ; John 16:23).6. 3. (c)That we live in entire confidence in and dependence upon Him.4. How, then, can they be done? Meditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. Factories and railways, camps and courts of law, mansions, museums, and picture-galleries, to say nothing of the world of trees, and rivers, and birds, and flowers, form part of the world which belongs to Him, the Heir of all things. It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. 11.) Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. I want to emphasize that word "all." Stewart.I begin to see that religion consists not so much in joyous feelings as in a constant exercise of devotedness to God, and in laying ourselves out for the good of others.(D. Colossians 3:1-4. is also included in the commentary below, because these four verses reveal the foundation in Christ for the way of life . THY REMEDY. Was this a hindrance? B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. (Admonition 6). Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:5-17. (2) Observe how such motives act. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. Do you know what it is? Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also you must forgive. It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Some Christians have a very small Saviour, for they are not willing to receive Him fully, and let Him do great and mighty things for them. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. Whatever mystery a man makes of his object in life, spectators generally arrive at correct conclusions.2. For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. A bad sermon on the text, "Behold I stand at the door and knock," is (it would seem) sacred; but to paint the well-known picture illustrating same text was secular. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." It is worth while to do so. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. (1) Nothing is more common than a man with a powerful motive which rules his whole life gain, ambition, love of family, science, art, victory, the exercise of an energetic nature. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. The conceptions, affections, and resolutions of the soul refer to words and works as being the principles and motives of them. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. November 8, 1874. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. Many do not know the right answer, or the full answer. (1) We have a proof of the divinity of Christ. But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. There has been nothing sinful, on the contrary the work, it may be, has been sacred, undertaken with prayer, and been for the good of man and the glory of God, and yet there is no satisfaction.I. Has it these points? He shows where we should seek Christ.5. And who looks down upon us? --Colossians iii. HOLY MOTIVES INCULCATED. 1). And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. As it overstepped all barriers of climate, colour, and race to call men brethren, so it passed over all barriers of priestly function to make all men holy, and so all men are now made priests unto God.2. (3) He sacrifices those which are in their nature indifferent; e.g., if this rule is observed in eating and drinking, acts indifferent in their nature,(a) the sacred name will purge them of the excess of intemperance on the one hand, and the foolish scruples of superstition on the other. We take it for granted and so forget it.1. 1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. The life of the saint and of the sinner are made up very much of the same commonplace duties, and in all that is patent to the world there may be little difference between them: but the spirit by which they are actuated constitutes a gulf between them as wide as that which divides light and darkness, heaven and hell.3. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. As a little square serves an artificer to design and mark out a multitude of lines, and to correct those that are amiss, so by this little rule there is no human action respecting which we cannot ascertain whether it is right or wrong; nor is there any part of our lives which this rule is not capable of guiding and forming to perfection.3. Guthrie, D. D. He who lives for the glory of God has an end in view which lends dignity to the man and to his life. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. HOW WE MAY DO IT.1. If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThird Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness, SufferingText: 1 Peter 5, 5-11. Hugh BinningLinksColossians 3:17 NIVColossians 3:17 NLTColossians 3:17 ESVColossians 3:17 NASBColossians 3:17 KJVColossians 3:17 Bible AppsColossians 3:17 ParallelColossians 3:17 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:17 Chinese BibleColossians 3:17 French BibleColossians 3:17 German BibleColossians 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. 4. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. November 8, 1874. He infers holiness from this also. All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadWhat have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. He infers holiness from this also. A. Jacob, D. D.It is one of the most precious effects of Christianity that it gives interest and dignity to commonplace life. A strained and exaggerated view of religion has been put before them, alien from their habits of thought, and by no means supported by the example of its professors.II. (Admonition 5.) "For ye are dead" (Col. iii. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. some uses.1. The belief in Christ is not only the unavoidable conclusion of a sound mind from evidence, but the only satisfactory way to account for the state of the world in which we find ourselves. (Admonition 6). Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. Works that are the same as to external action are good in one and bad in another. When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. Possible to eat and drink to the glory of God.II. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. In the case of the former pursuit will lead away from, in the case of the latter it will lead to, the truth. But our Lord, being God, became man, bore our sins and carried our sorrows, grew up through our life, and tasted death for every man. To follow His example (Matthew 16:24; 1 John 2:6; 1 Peter 2:21-23).II. THY REMEDY. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. As a little square serves an artificer to design and mark out a multitude of lines, and to correct those that are amiss, so by this little rule there is no human action respecting which we cannot ascertain whether it is right or wrong; nor is there any part of our lives which this rule is not capable of guiding and forming to perfection.3. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. He exhorts to holiness;10. to put off the old self, and put on Christ;12. exhorting to charity, humility, 18. and other duties.Dictionary of Bible ThemesColossians 3:171512Trinity, equality of2224Christ, the Lord5629work, ordained by God5636work, and rest5909motives, importance8223dedication8409decision-making, and providence8676thanksgiving8809richesColossians 3:1-173254Holy Spirit, fruit ofColossians 3:12-177125elect, theColossians 3:15-176746sanctification, means and results8352thankfulnessColossians 3:16-173218Holy Spirit, and praise5549speech, positive8666praise, manner and methodsLibraryThe Peace of GodBaltimore, U.S., 1874. Everything falls under the two heads of words and deeds. 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom withstand stedfast Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Will not work be done carelessly? By this(1) Paul banishes, from our mind all unfruitful works of darkness, it being evident that we can do nothing that is opposed to His will. Daille.I. What it is? This is the way with worldly people. The peace of God. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. There is something in these words that might surprise us. where shall I begin to describe thine endless misery, who art condemned as soon as conceived; and adjudged to eternal death, before thou wast born to a temporal life? 3). Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? )Christian ends lend grandeur to human lifeT. 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. 1). Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. It will make contradiction sweet, to bear it meekly with Jesus; poverty, honourable to be poor with Jesus; toil, gladsome to labour for Jesus. He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. 3). Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. 3). J. W. Buxton, M. The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. UNITY AND PEACE. Why is it that some of us look on church-going as an irksome task, and the hours spent in God's house as the most wearisome of our lives? A. Another spirit came and took the body of a poet and did his work. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. The letter of your Holiness, which we received at the hands of the bearer of these presents, so expressed priestly moderation as to soothe us, in a manner, with the bodily presence of its author. Ulysses said, "What's that?" 1). It is to them a mere night of stars to wonder and gaze at, not a sun to light them to their daily work, and warm their hearts with love. As a little square serves an artificer to design and mark out a multitude of lines, and to correct those that are amiss, so by this little rule there is no human action respecting which we cannot ascertain whether it is right or wrong; nor is there any part of our lives which this rule is not capable of guiding and forming to perfection.3. Hugh BinningLinksColossians 3:17 NIVColossians 3:17 NLTColossians 3:17 ESVColossians 3:17 NASBColossians 3:17 KJVColossians 3:17 Bible AppsColossians 3:17 ParallelColossians 3:17 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:17 Chinese BibleColossians 3:17 French BibleColossians 3:17 German BibleColossians 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub, (b)That we act according to His will. Art, science, politics, business, everyday duty, instead of being detached from religion, have such intimate relations with it that they are, or may be, and ought to be, themselves essentially religious. By Mike Dawson Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Colossians 3:1-17 Johnny Mercer wrote a song in 1944 that became very popular while Americans struggled under the burden of World War II. Will not work be done carelessly? That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. Application:1. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? O wretched Man! These words are a rebuke (1) to those who do nothing in Christ's name;(2) to those who glory in the name of men, as of churches or of saints;(3) to those professors who dishonour the name under which they profess to live. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. What is it that makes our public services in church so frequently cold and spiritless? As to ordinary matters men, e.g., think it unlikely they will die to-day because they have lived safely through so many dangers, and take it for granted that their food will nourish them because it has always done so. (2) How many of us fall short of this.(J. 3). The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. This round world may therefore become to us a temple, and this little life a song of praise.II. Observe the extent of this saying. I do. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. (E B. Pusey, D. D.)Common work in the name of JesusH. And what have we to do, but what Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. The merest crystal fragment, that has been flung out into the field and trampled on the ground, shines like a diamond when sunbeams stoop to kiss it. Very many of those prayers are like letters with no name and address upon them, which never reach their destination. 12 Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13 accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! Here is the sum of religion. For the confirmation of faith. De Witt Talmage, D. D.)The essence of fieryD. )Consistency and gratitudeJ. There are of course many visionaries, men pursuing objects which have no real existence, but to them they are not unreal. All the apparent extravagance of the injunction vanishes when we lay our hands on the secret of the Divine life. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. Let Him be the beginning from whom all flows, the end in whom all are gathered, our aim, our reward. Works that are the same as to external action are good in one and bad in another. So in like manner the name of Jesus (Acts 4:7; Matthew 7:22; Matthew 24:5; Matthew 18:20). They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" Hast thou ever deeply loved parent, bride, husband, or child? (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY, AND DEALS WITH REALITIES.1. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. By this(1) Paul banishes, from our mind all unfruitful works of darkness, it being evident that we can do nothing that is opposed to His will. 4. 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. There are one or two simple explanations which show that there is no real extravagance in this large demand. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. "The love of Christ constraineth us.". 1). Colossians. Here we may fall into opposite mistakes. 3). The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. how we can obtain it? 3). By Jesus this gratitude is to be rendered. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. (2) Some religious people, like the former, strain the Bible to its literal meaning, and then require that meaning in full, and thus lead to the same point, and encourage indolence and unbelief. Artizan, labourer, soldier, slave, would learn the truth that God cared for him, and designed him for a glorious destiny. 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Mallock.Religion is one of the colours of life which mingles most intimately with all the other colours of the palette. (1)All grace and strength (1 Corinthians 1:30). There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. He infers holiness from this also. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. Neale. A strained and exaggerated view of religion has been put before them, alien from their habits of thought, and by no means supported by the example of its professors.II. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. SEEK, THEN, TO MAKE YOUR WHOLE LIFE RELIGIOUS. God the Father is the proper object of gratitude as the first principle of action, though not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit.3. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. God is waiting this morning to mark the opening hours for every ready and willing heart with a touch of life and power that will lift our lives to higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope and holy service. (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? Daille.I. You can go out at night and look through the binoculars and see stars, planets, and the moon. [1924] St. Recur to the motive of the text. Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. Mallock. (Admonition 6). For when Adam and Eve, being created after God's own image, and placed in Paradise, that they and their posterity might live in a blessed state of life immortal, having dominion over all earthly creatures, and only restrained from the fruit of one tree, as a sign Lewis BaylyThe Practice of PietyChrist all and in All. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. It is that we are slow to learn in. A bad sermon on the text, "Behold I stand at the door and knock," is (it would seem) sacred; but to paint the well-known picture illustrating same text was secular. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. (1)All grace and strength (1 Corinthians 1:30). The labourer working under the useful light and genial warmth does not lose his time and dazzle his sight in gazing on the sun, but plies his arm with his eye fixed on his work, and so uses for its intended purpose the light God has bestowed. The name of Christ is the greatest power in the universe. But can, one will say, all the little acts of life be done to Him? Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. How many, if they pray at all, hope to do right and escape flagrant wrong almost through the intention of doing or not doing, and think that if they call upon God in some general way things will not be much amiss with them.3. However extraordinary and extravagant, it is in keeping with the whole spirit of Christianity. There is no act, however little, which Christ does not see and .touch, and which may not tend as much to His honour as the songs of the Seraphim; there is no affection, talent, energy on which He does not put His hand and say, "That is mine," and which may not be transformed into a worship as sincere as that of the communion; no step we can take in life over which He does not watch, and which may not be made a step on the road that brings us nearer Him; no time here or hereafter when it will not be a delightful duty to "do all in the name of the Lord Jesus." Wilkinson, D. D.)Doing all to the Lord JesusE B. Pusey, D. D.All have felt at times a painful void after absorption in active duty. That is what He became man for; as a man to live a life of trust in God, and so to show to us how we ought to live. So they are ready to think that they cannot help themselves, that they must fall into sins of infirmity, and thus they cast their faults on God, or they look upon them as no great faults at all, and so they act as though they could not sin. All the apparent extravagance of the injunction vanishes when we lay our hands on the secret of the Divine life. These words may be taken as an independent precept (Ephesians 5:20) or a reason for the preceding rule, a title under which we ought to do all things in the name of Christ, so that our whole life may be an act of gratitude through Christ, which is to be preferred.1. Which must secure obedience for man 's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst upon. 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