...say with the same Apostle to Timothy, » *' O Timothy ! keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called, which some professing have erred concerning the faith." This notion of the Quakers, that human learning...

...lest any man spoil them through philosophy and vain deceit." And in another place, he advises Timothy to " avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called;" that is, not to introduce into the Christian doctrine the janglings of those vain philosophers, which...

...lest any man spoil them through philosophy and vain deceit." And in another place, he advises Timothy to " avoid profane and vain, babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called ;" that is, not to introduce into the Christian doctrine the janglings of those vain philosophers,...

...Prov. xxx. 8, 9. (g) i. Pet. v. 5. (j) Psalm lxvi. 18. (*) 1t. Tim. ii. 22. my conversation aright (I), avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called (/») and wash my .hands in innocency {n). Grant that from a child / may know the Holy Scriptures,...

...deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Col. ii. 8. Avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science, falsely so called. But exercise thyself rather unto Godliness: for Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the...

...endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith. 1 Tim. i. 4. To avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science, falsely so called. 1 Tim. vi. 20. The same caution is repeated against profane and vain babblings, for that they would...

...power of godliness ; and if not, they are to be turned away from. And the apostle exhorts Timothy ' to avoid profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science, falsely so called, which some professing, have erred concerning the faith;' therefore the church is to avoid such things...

...supposes that St. Paul had Simon Magus and his followers specially in view, when he admonished Timothy to "avoid profane and vain " babblings, and oppositions of science falsely " so called1." What were the particular tenets of Simon Magus, it is somewhat difficult to trace, through...

...And what these fables, and genealogies, and questions were, we learn from the verse of our text, " Avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called, which some professing have erred concerning the faith." That is, then, avoid the allowed indulgence...

...my beloved brethren, the lesson which these mysteries were perhaps left unexplained to teach you : " avoid profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called,"* put forward by those who " neither understand what they say, nor whereof they affirm. "f Your Creed...