The Works of the Rev. John Newton, Vol. 5 of 12 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. John Newton, Vol. 5 of 12

But Wh en, from these premises, the apostle infers, So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God, though the consequence is evident, it may seem at first View unnecessary; for can it be supposed that the carnal mind, which breathes a spirit of defiance and enmity against God, will have any desire or thought of pleasing him Yet thus it is. - The carnal mind is not only desperately wicked, but deeply de ceitful it deceives others, and often it deceives itself. As the magicians of Egypt, though enemies to Moses, attempted to counterfeit his miracles, and as Balaam could say, The Lord my God! Though he was wickedly engaged against; the Lord's people; so it has been usual with many who have hated and denied the power of godliness, to value themselves highly upon the form of it; and, while they are alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, they affect to be thought his best servants, and make the most confident claims to his favour.

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