...effects were co'rres* 2 f ftri. ii. 16. pondent to the cause. Hear the Apostle as to both. If any man consent not to wholesome •words, even the words...surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds *. How far church history justifies the observation, let every intelligent hearer judge. But it is...

...doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them." " If any * Gal. i. 8, 9. t 2 Cor. vi. 14, 15. man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even...according to godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing ; from such withdraw thyself." " An heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject." " If there...

...are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit These things teach and exhort. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even...doctrine which is according to godliness; he is proud," &c. — I Tim. vi. 1—9. The same Apostle, in his charge to Titus, Bishop of Crete, says : " Exhort...

...advice to Timothy, in the words here following; "These things teach and exhort. If any man teach " otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even...doctrine " which is according to godliness ; he is proud, 8cc. — " from such withdraw thyself'." Perhaps the rendering and the sense would run better thus...

...teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus •Christ, and the doctrine which is according to godliness ; he...proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions, which are unprofitable." And then he adds. " But godliness with contentment is great gain." The apostle...

...are faithful, and beloTed partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the doctrine which is according to godliness ; he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions,...

...and the sense would run better thus : k If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, if he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doating about questions, &t.c.from such withdraw thyself....

...beloved. These things teach and exhort. 3 IF any one teach otherwise, and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, 4 he is lifted up with vanity, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words ; whence...

...False teachers are nice in the less things of the law, and negligent in the greater. If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even...disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truih, supposing that gain is godliness; from such withdraw thyself, 1 Tim. vi. 3 — 5. If such teachers...

...their adherents. The effects were correspondent to the cause. Hear the apostle as to both. If any man consent not to wholesome words, even the words of...railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of * Col. ii. 18. f 2 Tim- ll• 16. men of corrupt minds *. How far church history justifies the observation,...