...message ;' but is furnished by the simple application of the already oft-quoted words of our Lord, ' By their fruits ye ' shall know them ; do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of ' thistles T Mr. Gladstone, like many other writers on the same subject, finds a difficulty...

...Our Lord himself lays it down as a principle, " Ye shall know them by their fruits. " Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of " thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth " good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil " fruit." Matt. vii. 16. If Repentance then brings...

...A. wolf in sheep's clothing is a 1C ing wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather 17 grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringcth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,...

...message;' but is furnished by the simple application of the already oft-quoted words of our Lord, ' By their fruits ye ' shall know them ; do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of 'thistles?' Mr. Gladstone, like many other writers on the same subject, finds a difficulty...

...clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits : do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruits ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruits. A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruits...

...clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know...

...those zealots, proud, censorious and dogmatical, who boast of their perfect deliverance from sin ? " By their fruits ye shall know them ; do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" On this subject, the great and good Wilberforce says: "To put theqnestion conccniingthe...

...the existence of piety among this people ? I give, of course, my first impressions as an observer. " By their fruits ye shall know them." " Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ?" If there be not much real piety among this people, then am I confounded in my judgments...

...clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth bad fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit,...

...spirit? to whom I made the following answer. Let the rule of Christ determine this question: he says, "By their fruits ye shall know them ; do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" The fruits then of the Spirit of Christ are, love, faith, hope, patience, humility,...