...way they should go? Must the church always look to this corrupt world, and to those who are aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, for her standa.ds of manners, and for maximi of moral practice ; Rather le' us attend to the Apostolic...

...heart and contempt of His word." VOL. II. • Q We proceed to intreat that those who are now aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, may, by the influence of Divine grace, be fetched home to the flock of Christ. The character of the...

...alive unto God. Neither are they without Christ ; for they are chosen in him : nor are they " aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise." Bnt they are " fellow-citizens with the saints, and the household of God." Therefore Christ died not...

...integrity and honour in social life; bringing to the very state described by the Apostle, of being " Strangers to the Covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world."* For surely it will not be denied, that generally speaking, in proportion as people wander...

...the more important, inasmuch as all who now live in the sunshine of the promise, were once " aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise." Those who have the promises of God as their inheritance, have God himself as their portion, are " heirs...

...whereon to ground their hope; and being without God — Wholly ignorant of the true God, ER II. 167 from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise ; baring no hope, and without God 13 in the world. But now through Christ Jesus, ye who were formerly...

...highly favoured publican, let us not forget the time when we were all publicans and sinners, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise. Let us with thankful admiration, remember when we first sought to see Jesus; and when his compassion...

...as the heathen, who being without the sacred Scriptures, " without God, and without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise," were also " without hope" as to another life, not assured even of the immortality of the soul, and...

...as belonging to the household of faith and the family of heaven, who are now looked upon as aliens from the commonwealth of Israel^ and strangers to the covenants of promise. 4. If, in addition to a third part of the human race, who die in their childhood, the many who pass...

...nature the children of wrath, even as others;" " and were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise." Now this is called a state of death: " and you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins."...