1841 William Miller Evidence from Scripture & History - A2Z.org

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Athens, '' But now commandeth all men every where to
repent" Yes, all, saint or sinner, high or low, rich or .
poor ; all, all must repent And 0 ! my brethren, how
much we need these works at the present day! 6' Remember,
therefore, from whence thou art fallen, and repent
and do thy first works." Again he says, '' I know
thy labor." Did not the apostles labor night and day
2 Thess. iii 8, Neither did we eat any man's bread for
nought, but wrought with labor and travail night and day,
that we might not be chargeable to any of you." See 1
Thess. ii. 8,9, So being affectionately desirous of you,
we were willing to have ~rnparted unto you, not the gospel
of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were
dear unto us. For ye remember, brethren, our Iabor and
travail ; for laboring night and day, because we would
not be chargeable to any of yon, we preached unto you
the gospel of God." Again he says, And thy patience."
This, too, will apply to the apostles' days. For Paul sap,
2 Cor. VL 4, Rut in all thmgs approving ourselves as
the ministers of God, in much patience, in dictions, in
necessities, in distresses." Also, xii. 12, "Truly the
signs of an apostle were wrought amon you in all patience,
in signs, and wonders, and migfty deeda. And
again the apostle says to Timo~y, UBut thou hast fully
known my doctrine, manner of life, urpose, faith, longsoffering,
charity, pdieme." And wio can read the his
tory of the first age of the church, but will admit that
works, labor and patience, were prominent features of
that age, and virtues which adorned the Christian church
in its infancy, more than any age since "And how
thou canst not bear them which are evil." Who can
read Paul's instructions to his Corinthian brethren, in 1
Cor. v. 11, without seeing this text fulfilled But now
I have written unto you not to keep company,if an man
that is called a brother (as though such a one cou6 not
be a real brother, but only called so] be a fornicator, or .
covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an
extortioner; with such a one no not to eat" And had
the servants of Christ at the present day the power of
the apostles to discern the spirits by which we are governed,
how many in thie congregataon would blush when