...offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus E 4 Christ." And again, in9th verse, "Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous...

...glorious the chartered privileges enjoyed by it! Believers are her favoured citizens, and they are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, called to be saints on earth, as members of his church below, and kings and priests unto God in the...

...them which stumble at the word, being, disobedient; whercunto also they were appointed. 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should •shew forth the praises of him who bath called you out of darkness into his marvellous...

...shmc forth my praise. Observo now the parallel language of the New Testament. 1 Pet. ii. 9. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, (Xaos sif irepiTonirfiv) that ye should shotr forth the praises, «.',•<' Eph. ii. 10. For we are...

...week to break bread, and might do so still, even if they had no muiister! Dear me, this ig making them "a chosen generation, a royal Priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people;'' but please to remember they are the "laity," and we preachers are the "Lord's anointed, ''and as to...

...writers of the New Testament, and in particular St. Paul, dwell with great delight. We have so long been a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that we now consider this privilege as our birthright, and are too often unmindful of the extent of...

...laws, and has a national establishment and public maintenance. We have thus the complete frame-work of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. Alas! that it should now have become so generally only the framework ! like the magnificent ruins of...

...walketh among them ; remember his presence, and see that you are diligent in your work. They are " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, to show forth the praises of Him that hath called them." And will you neglect them ? What a high honour...

...He is raising up those of every age and degree, young men and maidens, old men and children, to be " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ; to show forth His praise, who hath called them out of darkness into his marvellous light." And we...

...the Spirit, to save us from our sins, to build us up as living temples to his honour ; to make us " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," that we might show forth his praise. And of this we may safely assure ourselves, that if Christ dwell...