Excerpt from Works of William E. Channing, D. D, Vol. 3: Twelfth Complete Edition, With an Introduction IN the verses immediately preceding the text, we find the Apostle enlarging with his usual zeal and earnest ness on a subject peculiarly dear to him; on the glo rious mystery of God, or in other words, on the great purpose of God, which had been kept secret from ages, to make the Gentile world partakers, through faith, of the blessings of the long-promised Messiah. Christ, the hope of glory to the Gentiles, was the theme on which Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, delighted to expatiate. Having spoken of Jesus in this character, he immediately adds, Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. On the present occasion, which invites us to con sider the design and duties of the Christian ministry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.