| Burton W. Carr - 1829 - 316 sidor
...benefits inseparable from religion, that her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace ; that godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come; and the sooner it is embraced, the longer the privilege will be enjoyed;... | |
| Charles Buck - 1829 - 614 sidor
...usefulness, support in death, and prospect of glory; or, as the apostle sums up all in a few words, " It is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come," 1 Tim. iv. 8. Saurin's Serm. vol. v. ser. 3. Eng. trans. ; Barroie'e... | |
| 1893 - 460 sidor
...last year, while all our Christians living close by escaped. If it be true what our religion teaches, that godliness is profitable unto all things having the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come, there is no reason why missionaries should not try to ameliorate the... | |
| Henry Ward Beecher - 1893 - 920 sidor
...neighborhood. You might take whole settlements, and say that they were exemplifications of the fact that "godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." So I might go on and reason almost endlessly ; but I should Lt met... | |
| James Craig Higgins - 1893 - 252 sidor
...considered, but rather enlarges them. The same revelation tells us, that a religious life hath the promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come ; and not only by the well regulated mind described in my last answer, as tending to give pleasure... | |
| William John Deane - 1893 - 556 sidor
...temporary woes of mankind. " Seek first the things from above, and all others shall be added unto you." " Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life which now is, as well as of that which is to come." II. IT ESTABLISHES ITSELF AS THE GUAItDIAN OF MEN... | |
| Joseph Thompson Dodge - 1894 - 544 sidor
...man and a most worthy citizen. His name was a synonym for honest dealing. Such an one has the promise of the life that now is and that which is to come. " The following tribute to Mrs. Dodge is from the pen of her sonin-law, Mr. E. Parsons: Dear mother,... | |
| Joseph Parker - 1891 - 472 sidor
...sleep is promised to the students of wisdom. There are blessings for the body as well as for the soul. "Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." " I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the... | |
| Nathan Franklin Carter, Trueworthy Ladd Fowler - 1895 - 488 sidor
...revelling and dissipation, as provoking to the Almighty and ruinous to the bodies and souls of men. For " Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." Resolved, That the public worship of God and a preached Gospel,... | |
| George Brooks - 1895 - 350 sidor
...proves that a Christian may enjoy the comforts and even the luxuries of life within moderate limits. " Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come." " God giveth us richly all things to enjoy." "For every... | |
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