| Robert Morrison - 1826 - 596 pages
...and in cold and nakedness, ill-fed and illclothed — in the midst of all these, he aaid, " Our light afflictions, which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more and exceeding and eternal weight of glory ;" these afflictions are not worthy to be compared with the... | |
| Daniel Dewar - 1826 - 528 pages
...of death, we can believe in His infinite mercy and love, who makes our " light affliction, which is but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." To deepen our conviction of this important truth, and to be satisfied that... | |
| Daniel Dewar - 1826 - 558 pages
...of death, we can believe in His infinite mercy and love, who makes our " light affliction, which is but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." To deepen our conviction of this important truth, and to be satisfied that... | |
| 1826 - 870 pages
...the flesh, and the devil ; and he bears his bitterest afflictions with serenity and patience, knowing that " these light afflictions, which are but for a moment, work out a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Let us then live on earth as those who hope to live... | |
| John Wesley - 1826 - 420 pages
...the language of men.) Shall we not be infinite gainers by them ? Gainers for ever and ever I Seeing " these light afflictions, which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory !" 7. And are we not, by the consciousness of our present weakness, effectually... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1827 - 502 pages
...longer may be of use to any person, I am willing to stay. These our light afflictions, which endure but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." A person repeated the following verse, " While we look not at the things... | |
| 1828 - 596 pages
...willingly. He is in a peculiar manner the friend and the refuge of the afflicted. If rightly improved, " these light afflictions which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." A large proportion of the inhabitants of heaven, will doubtless ascribe their... | |
| Edward Morgan - 1828 - 418 pages
...footsteps we are to tread. — If we meet with crosses and afflictions, let us not forget, that " our light afflictions, which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. — Light afflictions are as so many artificers sent by Providence to make... | |
| 1828 - 414 pages
...all their afflictions, to forget the things that are behind, and to say with confidence, " our light afflictions which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." The time of temptation is also another season when believers are to look... | |
| Henry Revell REVELL - 1828 - 386 pages
...inconvenience for future ease and tranquillity is adopted into the conduct of the spiritual man. " Our light afflictions, which are but for a moment, work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." His anxiety it may be added, is not concerning the mere contingencies of... | |
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