...principles, which were, in the sequel, the foundation of the whole reformation. First, " That it is necessary to prove all things, and to hold fast that which is good." (1 Thess. v. 21.; Gal. i. 8, 9.) Secondly, " That there is no infallible authority on earth but that...

...Christ; and then he who, according to the scripture, is called a skilful money-changer, who knows how " to prove all things, and to hold fast that which is good, and to abstain from all appearance of evil." ' 2. In the Greek Commentaries upon St. John's1' gospel...

...were called upon ' ' to believe not every spirit, but to try the spirits whether they be of God," " to prove all things, and to, hold fast that which is good," the present assuredly is one. The disposition to inquiry which has been awakened, the spread of education,...

...the Gospel. The object of the letter was not to foster blind bigotry, but to lead his correspondent to " prove all things, and to hold fast that which is good." Those of his young friends who went abroad, his heart followed with the most affectionate solicitude...

...profession with unyielding firmness of principle. The Apostle writing to the Thessalonians admonishes them to "prove all things, and to hold fast that which is good ;" an admonition of great weight and importance, which it is at our peril we neglect in either of its...

...strictest examination of her doctrines, inviting us in effect, according to a rule really primitive, to " prove all things and to hold fast that which is good." Such was the conduct of those great men to whom, under God, we owe our pure faith and worship, and...

...voice of the speaker — still he hath ever invited them to scrutinize the message ; he has urged them to " prove all things," and to " hold fast that which is good." And if you ask, brethren, the reason why we are all bound to attend to the words of this Book, then...

...not the faith advised by scripture; the true faith leads us to search the scriptures, to examine and to prove all things, and to hold fast that which is good. Let this, then, be our faith, let us examine the words under consideration, not doubtingly, but with...

...resist error, in the face of every solicitation, and blandishment, and bribe of a compromising world : to prove all things, and to hold fast that which is good. * I. First, then; an inquiry into the true interpretation of the unfulfilled prophecies of Scripture,...

...no more than an untoward singularity. The rightly thinking part of the community, who have learned to " prove all things, and to hold fast that which is good," (1 Thess . v. 21,) — in all communities but a small minority, — do not indeed, on such account,...