...hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hastlaboured,andhastnotfainted. 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works : or else I...

...borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen; and repent, and do the first works; or else I will...

...hast tried them which say they are apostles and are not ; and hast found them liars, &c. Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works : or else I will...

...borne, and hast patience, and for my name'ssake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 4 Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 5 Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works : or else I...

...Cor. xvi. 22. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha. Rev. ii. 4. I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. LXXVIII. Enforced by the example of God the father, who IttvetJi Christ. Prov. viii. 30. I was daily...

...services? But now Ah! it is too painful to think of, and the only encouragement is, that He who says, ' I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love, still invites to return, and says, Remember from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first...

...and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. Ver. 4. Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Ver. 5. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works ; or else...

...was there in the mean time no sin in his heart ? Yea, or Christ .would not have added, " Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love." This was a real sin which God saw in his heart, (of which accordingly he is exhorted to repent.) And...

...and sullen under the rod, with many slips and falls into sin. Hence the complaints; " Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love; thou hast a name that thou livest, but art dead." " My people are bent to backsliding from me." " Hezekiah...

...particular season, It has its winters and decays, as well as its spring and growing times, Rev. ii. 4. ' I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.' Yet, 2. It never decays utterly, 1 John iii. 9. ' Whosoever is born of God, — his seed remaineth...