 | William Melmoth - 1821 - 168 pàgines
...it shall be well with them that fear God: Eccles. viii. 12. and, in short, that Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come; 1 Tim. iv. 8. we may certainly conclude, that a strict observance of the duties of the Christian... | |
 | Barnabas Hill (fict.name.) - 1821 - 80 pàgines
...the truth of the Apostle's declaration that " godliness, with contentment, is great gain ; having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. Often did they join together in singing the following favorite hymn : Father! \vhate'er of... | |
 | Joseph Milner, Rev. Isaac Milner - 1821 - 480 pàgines
...persons here, who know in some real degree, what these things mean. You can witness that " godliness has promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." But perhaps the most instructive view of this part of our subject may be, to show the want... | |
 | John Venn - 1822 - 478 pàgines
...drawn indeed in bloody, but legible, characters; "Godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." All misery and evil came into the world by sin; and in proportion to its increase, in that... | |
 | 1822 - 584 pàgines
...godliness, which always produces temperance and activity, is indeed profitable unto ail things, having promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. I am led to think, that the accounts which we receive in England, respecting Sierra Leone,... | |
 | Charles Jerram - 1823 - 238 pàgines
...present pleasure, as to your future welfare ; - that " godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." Wisdom and religion are one and the same thing : and " the ways of wisdom are ways of pleasantness,... | |
 | 1862 - 346 pàgines
...seemed to lose for that time ; but it is my belief, because the Bible says so, that ' Godliness has the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come.' " It would not be easy to describe the peculiar shade which crept over the farmer's strongly-marked countenance,... | |
 | 1824 - 588 pàgines
...religion, even with respect to the comforts of the present life, are very great. " Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." It prevents many evils, which, without it, cannot be prevented; and secures many blessings, which, without... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1824 - 652 pàgines
...virtue can again call forth all its glories, even on the face of this dreary world. ' Godliness has the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come.' The piety, truth, and benevolence which adorned our first parents, would again call down... | |
 | Joseph Benson - 1824 - 216 pàgines
...it appears that it is our interest to possess this religion. — Temporally ; " Godliness having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come ; " of the necessaries of life ; (Matt. vi. 33 ;) of all things useful ; (Psalm Ixxxiv. 11... | |
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... godliness hath promise of the life that now is," as well as of that which is to come. 
