 | George Fothergill - 1765 - 466 Seiten
...alledged on the other Side. Hear only the memorable Declaration of St. Paul: * " What I jhould chufe, I wot not : For I am in a Strait betwixt two ; having a Dejire to depart, and to be with CHRIST ; which is far better : Neverthelefs, to abide in the Flejh... | |
 | John Rogers - 1784 - 388 Seiten
...243, 269. SERMON XI. The Difficulty of St. Pauts Choice. PHILIP. i. 22, 23, 24. What I Jhall choofe I wot not. For I am in a Strait betwixt two^ having a Dejtre to depart^ and to be with Chrift^ which is far better : Never• thelefs^ to abide in the Flejh... | |
 | 1805 - 590 Seiten
...rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." And to the Philippians he said, " I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better." 2. The scriptures plainly hold forth, that there will be no... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 Seiten
...beneficial to his family. He says, / am in a strait betwixt two, hawing a desire tit depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better ; nevertheless to abide in the fieshis more needful for you, Phil. i. -23, 24. We are terrified at that crowd of dangers, in which... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 Seiten
...comparison with the never-ending days of eternity. What says St. Paul? " I have a " desire to depart, and to be with Christ, ".which is far better; nevertheless...to abide *' in the flesh is more needful for you." The first beam of reward which breaks in upon the righteous is iu the moment of his * Boswell's Life... | |
 | 1814
...will excite an affectionate -toleninity in the mind of the-contemplative reader : Phil. i. 23. — "I am. in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, (.which is far better." 2 Tim. i. 10.— ".Who hath abolished death, and hath brought... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 Seiten
...is from Heaven : knowing that whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. Yet, what I shall choose, I wot not. For I am in a strait...nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. And having this confidence, I know, that I shall abide and continue with you all, for your furtherance... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - 1804 - 416 Seiten
...have expressed himself in the following manner : " For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; whichis far better : nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you."... | |
 | 1804 - 476 Seiten
...But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour : yet what I shall choose, I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better : 24 Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.... | |
 | 1804 - 438 Seiten
...22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.... | |
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For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better: nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 
