...that God is able of thefe ftones to raife up 1o children unto Abraham (£•). And now nlfo the ax is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn 1 1 down, and caft into the fire (h). I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he...

...upon the barren fig-tree, Luke xiii. 7. " Cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground; The ax is laid to the root of the trees : therefore every tree, which...good fruit, is hewn down, and caft into the fire," Mat. iii. 10. If under Zion's bleffings- we bring forth Sodom's bloffoms, lee what God will da; " I...

...And now, alfo, the ax is laid unto the root of the trees ; therefore every tree, that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and caft into the fire." I alk, Did not John refufe to baptize, even fome of the children of Abraham, becaufe they were deftitute...

...by the voice of his difpenfations, is that which you have, Matth. iii. 10. " And now alfo the ax is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, fhall be hewn down, and caft into the fire." Sirs, the awful difpenfations of God, and his providential...

...his ministry ; and that God could of them raise up children to Abraham. 1 0 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10. Laying the axe at the root of a tree is intended to denote that...

...young, to all, I fay, " The axe is laid to the root of the trees ; and every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and caft into the fire." — — I add, once more, .• 3. Learn the great ufefulnefs of public •.ordinance*. Let me again remind you,...

...you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the lire. Ill indeed baptize you with water unto repentance ; but he a that...

...and purge out of it every evil thing. This he very plainly afferts, where he tells them, " The Axe is laid unto the root of the trees, therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit,}* hewn down, and caft into the fire." Alfo where he tells them, that " His fan is in his hand, and he...

...unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then ? He answereth...

...purge his floor, but the chaff he will burn " with fire unquenchable :" " and now also " the axe is laid unto the root 'of the trees ; " therefore, every tree which bringeth not " forth fruit, is hewn down and cast into the " fire." In such terms did the holy Baptist, who otherwise was...