...hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God of a sweet-smelling savour. — Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath calledyou out of darkness into his marvellous light....

...hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God of a sweet-smelling savour. — Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people ; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light....

...so performed, that God in all things may be glorified. Such is the. end of our high vocation; 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 light....

...them which stumble at the word, being disobedient : whereunto 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 hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light...

...children of the light, and to have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.' As we are ' a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, let us shew forth the praises of him who hath called us out of darkness into his marvellous light,...

...an holy nation." Thus he spake to the Jews. Now hear him address the Christians!. Pet. ii. 9. Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people." The Jews and Christians are called the people of God. " I will walk among you, and will be your Godi,...

...and to GOD'S glory. — They are a precious seed to Abraham and to GOD ; (Gal. iii. 16, 26 — 29:) "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people." (1 Pet. ii. 9.) — They are precious "stones" in the " spiritual house," or temple of GOD. (1 Pet.ii....

...tribunal of God. They are also sanctified by the Holy Ghost. They are, as the Apostle styles them, " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people." Formerly they were " enemies to God by wicked works ;" but now they are his reconciled friends : formerly,...

...to the Christian church many of those things, which were spoken of Israel by the Lord : " Ye " are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a "• holy nation, a peculiar people." 2 And can it be said, that the words of the Psalmist, connected with the preceding verses, do not warrant...

...living God, the heavenly Jerusalem." The apostle Peter also, addressing Christians, says, " Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people;" that is, to you, as believers in Christ, applies, in the fullest sense, the language that was formerly applied...