...sufficient for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his Lord. We shall be accounted as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things. But glory be to God, if we shall be accounted worthy to suffer shame for the name of the Lord Jesus...

...son.1 This spirit was continually breaking out. " We are oppressed," writes Mr. Johnson, " and despised as the filth of the world, and the off-scouring of all things, unto this day. The Independents boast themselves as an establishment, and look down upon the poor Church...

...they did Paul, a pestilent fellow, a mover of sedition, and the ringleader of a sect, and make him as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things, this changeth him not, for it changeth not his felicity, nor doth he miss of his reward ; 1 Cor. iv....

...be as no body, no people, a company of silly creatures ; yea, toe are made says the great apostle, as the filth of the world, and the off-scouring of all things 1 Cor. iv. 13 ; yet, in his account who hath chosen them, (who alone knows the true value of things,)...

...particularly if they have been guilty of the additional crime of being of lower caste than themselves, as " the filth of the world and the offscouring of all things." And hence English people, who occupy official positions in India, who are surrounded by high-caste...

...hands ; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things unto this day." We are the filth, we are made the filth of the world and the off-scouring of all things...

...to angels, and to men, fools, and despised, labouring with their own hands, reviled, defamed, made as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things. 1 Cor iv. II. Is it a life of letters ? Then how unlike are you to the philosopher who gave up all...

...counted a deceiver, and bis " apostles were despised, buffeted, reviled, persecuted, defamed, made as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things :" 1 Cor. iv. Some, after all, have, no doubt, deceived both themselves and others in the extent of...

...walk in the light as he is in the light, who submit, like him and his true followers, to be counted as " the filth of the world and the offscouring of all things," shall be found unto praise, and honour, and glory ! The true Christian does not seek to hide himself...

...buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place, and be reviled, and persecuted, and defamed, and made as the filth of the world and the off-scouring of all things ; and finally that they should lay down their lives as the highest example they could furnish of the...