...his brother's way." On this point the apostle is very earnest and explicit. " Take heed," says he, " lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak. For if any man see thee, which hast knowledge, set at meat in an idol's temple, shall not the conscience...

...what tends to lead ourselves into sin. — The apostle directs, 1 Cor. viii. 9, " Take heed lest — this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak." Rom. xiv. 13. " That no man put a stumbling-block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way." Ver....

...injury, I put it to your conscience, as a minister of the Gospel, whether it does not behove you to " take heed, lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak." In this respect again any good, of which your " History of the Jews" may be productive, (such good,...

...much abstinence; but no indulgence, no compliance with sinful customs. He will say with St. Paul : When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I...

...unnecessary cause of offence to the weaker brethren. " Take heed," says St. Paul to the Corinthians, " lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak." Even in those things whereof we are assured that our own faith and conscience will not be injured;...

...palliated by their example. Take heed, says the Apostle, in his first Epistle to the Christians at Corinth, lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak ; for if any man see thee, which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience...

...much abstinence ; but no indulgence, no compliance with sinful customs. He will say with St. Paul : When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no Jlesh wJdle the world standetli, lest I...

...impulse of our example, into misi Cor. viii. chief and misery ; for, When, saith St. Paul, ye -tin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ : he there speaketh of bad example ; the which he not only affirmeth to be sinful in regard of Christ,...

...what tends to lead ourselves into sin. — The apostle directs, 1 Cor. viii. 9, " Take heed lest — this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to them that are weak." Rom. xiv. 13. " That no man put a stumbling-block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way." Ver....

...idols, and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died ? But when ye sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to 2G offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest...