...final reward. So the promises run : " He that endureth to the end, shall be saved," Matt. x. 22. " To them, who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal 'life," Kom ii. 7. " Be thou faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life."...

...revelation of the righteous judgement of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds — to them who, by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life ; but unto them that are contentious, and who do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness...

...His holy laws. If thou wilt enter into life, says our Saviour, keep the commandments, Matt. xix. 17. To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, says St. Paul, God will render eternal life : But unto them that are contentious, and do obey not the...

...them." In both these texts the reward attends the doing: the promise is annexed to works. Again ; " To them, who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and immortality, eternal life: but unto them that are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness,...

...and contrite sinner. In short, the sentence of the divine Justice is thus summed up by the apostle. " To them, who, by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth,...

...them." In both these texts the reward attends the doing : the promise is annexed to works. Again ; " To them, who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and immortality, eternal life : but unto them that are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness,...

...by divine commination, so grace and heaven are knit together by divine promise. So Rom. ii. 7, 10, " To them who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, God will render eternal life." This is a connexion of grace, not of merit ; of promise, not of debt ; yet...

...to every man according to his deeds : to them that obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath ; but to them who, by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, to them eternal life."f So that if faith apprehends any other promises, it is illusion, and not faith...

...righteousness, and in which he will impartially and perfectly render to every man according to his works : to them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life : but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness,...

...righteousness, and in which he will impartially and perfectly render to every man according to his works : to them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life : but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness,...