 | Richard Duke - 1730 - 428 sider
...to be underftood, both of a Temporal and EternaJ Reward, and that, in thefe Words, Charity has the Promife of the Life that now is, and that which is to Come. i/?, Of the Life that now -is, which obviates that great Difficulty which the Devil is wont to throw... | |
 | 1731 - 534 sider
...Jbew us any good, &c. XVI. That Godlinefs generally makes Men happy in this Life, i Tim. iv. 8. — Godlinefs is profitable to all things, having promife of the life that now is — XVII. Perfeverance in Religion the only Title to the Reward of it. Rev. ii. 7. latter Part. So... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 430 sider
...will give truer pleafure to our minds; that hath greater and better promifes made to it, the promifes of the life that now is, and that -which is to come ; that we fhall refled upon with more comfort when we come to die; and that, through the mercies and... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 484 sider
...give truer pleafure to our minds ; that hath greater and better promifes made to it, " the promifes of the life that now is, and that " which is to come ;" that we fhall reflect upon with more comfort, when we come to die; and that through the mercies... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1774 - 530 sider
...Unit ye. — Exercife thyfelf unto godlinefs, for it is pro• fitable unto all things ; having the promife of the ' life that now is, and that which is to come.' (z) To doing the ivill of God. — ' He that dots the « will of my Father, fhall enter into the kingdom... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1774 - 212 sider
...and live ye. — Excrcifc thyjtlf unto godfinefs, for it is * profitable unto all things ; having the promife of ' the life that now is, and that which is to come.' (*} To doing the will of God. - ' He that does the will 1 of my Father, fhall enter into the kingdom... | |
 | Thomas Halyburton - 1801 - 382 sider
...\i\sproflolle, Godliurfs is truly great gain; IMS profitable tor all things ; 'it has the proinife of the life 'that now is, and that which is to come. If he calls us to any p-ce of fervice, all the profit chines ftill to our account. It he call us to... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 702 sider
...last year. The text is from 1 Tim. iv. P. " Godliness is profitable unto all things, having*promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come." On these words, Mr. AlJen thus comments : An inspired apostle amurei us in our text, that godliness... | |
 | Thomas Sherlock (bp. of London.) - 1812 - 464 sider
...covenant of future glory given to Chrift, muft St. Paul be understood to fpeak, when he fays, Godlinejs is profitable to all things, having promife of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. In any other view the words are capable of no expofition confiftent with... | |
 | Thomas Taylor - 1812 - 262 sider
...freely giveth us all things. So that godliness is really profitable to all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come. A sense of this would sanctify all our table comforts ; we should view them as the gift of God, swimming... | |
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God hath taken care of all our good, and if godliness be profitable to all things and hath the promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come... 
