...praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ11, in the 13th verse observes, "In whom ye (Gentiles) also trusted, AFTER that ye heard the word of truth,...in whom also, AFTER that ye believed ye were SEALED with the holy Spirit of promise -which is the earnest of our inheritance." He tells them, that he mentions...

...we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sin?, according to the riches of his grace In whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed...purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh,...

...which I have committed to him against that day :" And in his epistle to the Ephesians he asserts, " 5:i whom also after that ye believed ye were sealed with...purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory." Were the professors of religion more exercised in closing with the Son of God by a rational, deliberate,...

...ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit...purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory." The Leliever is always warranted, and in the exercise of grace,. he is enabled to exult, tny Beloved...

...earnest of the Spirit. And speaking to those who had embraced the gospel and trusted in Christ, he says, "In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed...inheritance, until the redemption of the purchased possession." The apostle Peter likewise taught Christian* in general the absolute certainty both of...

...as really as if thy name and sirname were endorsed upon them. And " in whom believing," may you " be sealed with that holy spirit of promise which is the...purchased possession unto the praise of his glory. 2. This passage may also be improved for the admonition and humiliation of the righteous. " Unto whomsoever...

...prejudice the first fourteen verses of the first chapter of this epistle. I insist only upon ver. 13. " In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word...in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise." How could the apostle write thus to any, but to such, whose conversion...

..." That we should be to the praise of his glory who first trusted in Christ; in whom also that after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit...inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession." .Suppose a man contract a bargain with you, and give a small earnest, except you be assured...

...the first fruits of that full tion which is reserved for them in his presence ahove. " In whom, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit...inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession." 2. This eternal life which commences in grace, Avill be consummated in glory. Although...

...of justification, sanctification, and life, when he said of Christ to the Ephesians, (chap. i. ver. 13, 14.) "in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard...promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance." There is another, and a very extensive sense in which faith is of use in our sanctification, which...