| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 1841 - 1234 pàgines
...something for him ; showing that that godliness, which is said to be " profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come," has been so far profitable to him in his temporal circumstances, as to enable him to take... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1824 - 652 pàgines
...and 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
...enriches the soul ; rendering it happy here, and ensuring its happiness hereafter. — This godliness has the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. III. WHEN WE MUST REMEMBER OUR CREATOR ? " In the days of youth." And that because we are... | |
| Benjamin Moore - 1824 - 396 pàgines
...him come " unto me, and drink." The blessed Gospel of Christ is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. Although, with respect to our temporal affairs, it offers no stores of wealth ; by teaching... | |
| John Mason - 1824 - 340 pàgines
...shall be well with them that fear God;' Eccles. viii. 12.— and in short,) I 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... | |
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