...earth) upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. — 2 Pet. iii. 5. By the word of the Lord the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water. In these two passages, the sacred writers allude to Gen. i. 6. 9. — 2 Cor. iv. 6. GOD, who COMMANDED...

...carry this argument with it, without the succeeding verse; in which the Apostle proceeds to add, " but the " heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word, " are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of " judgment." The contrast in the latter...

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...ix. 27. "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this (he judgment.'' And 2 Pet. iii. 7. " But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment." These are some of the texts in...

...out of temptation«, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished, 2 Pet. ii. 9. But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men, iii....

...by the word of God". And in the 3d chapter of Peter's 2d Epistle, he utters a similar sentiment. " By the word of God the Heavens were of old, and the Earth. But the Heavens and the Earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire"....

...things continue as from the beginning of the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the...then was, being overflowed with water, perished." Q. Had the ancient nations any traditions concerning the deluge ? .•/. Yes; every eminent nation...

...from, the same apocryphal work." •" Note to the Unitarian Version. • ' " • 2 PETER iii. 5. " By the word of God the heavens were of old, and the...earth standing out of the water and in the water.'" " Aquam dixit Thales esse initium rerum," saith Cicero, " Deum autem earn mentem quae ex aqua cuncta...

...God, should you be spared, to spend ing out of the water and in the the year to come 1 world v.uter; whereby the world that then was, being overflowed...: but the heavens and the earth which are now, by ihe same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly...

...saying, where is the promise of his coming ? . . . . For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the wapectively derived rendered " the prophecy of the Scripture more sure, " as not liable to be perverted,...