| John Tillotson - 1757 - 498 pàgines
...foundation of all comfort, and joy, and happinefs ; fometimes by " the lofs of our fouls," or ourfelves. " What " fhall it profit a man to gain the whole world and " lofe his own foul ?" or, (as it is in another evangelift) " to lofe himfelf ?" not that our being mall be deftroyed... | |
| 1787 - 430 pàgines
...any thing that belongs to your eternal intereft, for any of the advantages of the prefent life : " What fhall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul." TO piety join modefty and docility, reverence of your parents, and fubmiffion to thofe who... | |
| Mr. Addison - 1794 - 326 pàgines
...nor any thing that belongs to your eternal intereft, for any of the advantages of the prefentlife: " What fhall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul ?" Remember Remember alfo the words of the Wife Man, " He that loveth pleafure fhall be a... | |
| Ralph Erskine - 1796 - 530 pàgines
...mull either repent of here, or be damned for hereafter. All profit without holinefs is but Lfs; " For what fhall it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul ? But godlinefs is great gain." All honour without holinefs will end in fframe and difgrace.... | |
| 1814 - 984 pàgines
...mortal* the awful catastrophe of her fate. AB GOOD COUNSEL. Francis Xavorias counselled John the Third, King of Portugal, to meditate every day a quarter of an hour upon that test, " What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul ?" Such a practice... | |
| Thomas Brooks - 1866 - 566 pàgines
...loss, it is an irreparable loss, it is an eternal loss. Francis Xaverius, counselled John the Third, King of Portugal, to meditate every day a quarter of an hour upon that text, What shall it profit a man to gain the world, and lose his soul ? Mat. xvi. 26. Of the sadness and greatness... | |
| Thomas Brooks - 1866 - 562 pàgines
...Disregard, not care for it. 2 Francie Xavorias [Xavier. — G.] counselled John the Third, king of Portngal, to meditate every day a quarter of an hour upon that text, ' What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his soul !' * Periissem nisi periisscm. - *... | |
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