...to yourselves. " Ye," says he, speaking to all true believers, faithful Christians, and no other, " 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...

...assigned them in the word of God. They are called the excellent of the earth — lights in the world — a chosen generation — a royal priesthood — a holy nation — a peculiar people. They are likened to a well-watered garden, to a fountain of waters, to a lily among thorns, to a palm...

...Paul." The apostle Peter expresses the privileges of Christians in this very striking language ; Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. — But the Lord uses very similar language respecting the Jewish nation ; If ye will obey my voice,...

...not run in vain, neither laboured in " vain." And St. Peter uses language to the same effect : " 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 mar"...

...Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.- 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...

...iil. 5. import ; they were " elect," " called," " saints ;"• they were " io Christ ;"t they were " a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. "{ That is, these terms were employed to distinguish the professors of Christianity from the rest of...

...' walk as 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,...

...action 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...

...to 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...

...and 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...