...the advice of scripture, thou wouldcst have escaped thy wounds ! What, Master, is that ? Why, Friend, if a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other. And weie you to take the advice of scripture, you would not refuse me your alms. What, Friend, is that...

...he law of his master is " resist not evil" " if ,i man smite thee on •. ne cheek turn to him 'he other also." No exceptions to these rules are stated ; yet does not every rational ch stian necessarily make them ? I have been led to make these obi rvations, not because I think them...

...and some in the vessel were quarrelsome. I asked them what they thought of the saying of Christ, " If a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also ;" at which they were silent, and better conditioned to one another afterwards, and we had some reformation...

...to others what you •would that others should do to you.' 3d,' Resist not the injurious person, but if a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also.' 3d, ' If a man ask thy cloke, give him thy coat also.' 4th, ' If thou wouldest be periect, sell all...

...come unto me, that ye may have life. — No man can come unto the Son, except the Father draw him. — If a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also. — Give to him that asketh ; and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away." These are...

...was owing to the religion they professed. Search the Scriptures, read the precepts of the Saviour. " If a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other :" but I say unto thee " forgive thy enemy, love them that despitefully use you." Do these precepts...

...vexations with so much patience, that they might he' «aid literally to have fulfilled the injunction, " If a man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also." The very want of some resistance to this treatment was, however, a cause of fresh vexation to the Tartars...

...in which every Christian necessarily treats the precepts of his religion. The law of hi.master is, " resist not evil;" " if a man smite thee on one cheek,...also." No exceptions to these rules are stated ; yet docs not every rational Christian necessarily make them ? I have beet: led to make these observations,...

...Resentment, or retaliation for injuries, is contrary to the spirit of the gospel. The Lord Jesus says, If any man smite thee on one cheek, turn to him the other also. He also tells us to return good for evil. The apostle Paul says again, Let your moderation be known...

...in which every Christian necessarily treats the precepts of his religion. The law of his master is, "resist not evil ;" " if a man smite thee on one cheek,...necessarily make them ? I have been led to make these ob. servations, not because I think them necessary in the defence of Mr. Selfridge ; but because I...