 | William Bates - 1815 - 530 pàgines
...do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before, I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." " I press towards the mark ;" what vehement contention and earnestness do these words signify? So the apostle,... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 512 pàgines
...things which are behind, and reaeh' ing forth unto those things which arc before,' and, ' press' ing towards the mark, for the prize of the high calling of * God in Christ Jesus I' where he plainly alludes to the purpose, industry, and earnestness of those who run in a r.itv. And,... | |
 | Henry Belfrage - 1827 - 710 pàgines
...excellence and felicity described in the text, you will feel dis. posed with more ardour than ever to press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. I. Let us then attend, in the first place, to the character of Caleb, — a character drawn by no partial... | |
 | Alonzo King - 1834 - 338 pàgines
...progress in divine things, I have desired to reach forward unto those things which are before, and to press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. I hope I can say, that it is my daily desire to set my affections on things above, and to feel daily... | |
 | Pocket prayer book - 1834 - 638 pàgines
...belongs to him. '' Forgetting, therefore, the things that are hehind, let us press forward ; pressing towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God, in Christ Jesus." •i,. ...* .. '. .' . - • . i . , iSymptoms of declining in Grace. 1 . You are declining in grace when... | |
 | Edward Stallybrass - 1836 - 318 pàgines
...means I may attain unto the resurrection of the dead ; ' for I trust my chief desire on earth is to 'press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.' " I feel the loss of my amiable sister more and more daily. Her mild and peaceful deportment diffused comfort... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1851 - 448 pàgines
...: forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before, I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." I might here discourse of many things, since I am upon this head of reaching after the knowledge of the... | |
 | Egerton Douglas Hammond, Maximillian Montague Hammond - 1858 - 402 pàgines
...behind, and to reach forward to those things which were before, and thus to press, with all earnestness, towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. I think I am discovering, more deeply every day, the hidden springs of iniquity within. What pride, what... | |
 | 1860 - 978 pàgines
...concealed and hid, examines probabilities, reflects upon what is done, resolves what to do, and presses towards the mark, for the prize of the high calling of GOD in CHRIST JESUS." I am yours, &c., SG THE CURFEW-COMPLINE. The following lines refer to the revival of the Carfew, after... | |
 | David Thomas - 1864 - 756 pàgines
...is employed in the context to represent the activity of genuine religion. " I press," says Paul, " towards the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." " I press ;" just as the Grecian racers to be first to lay hold of the pole or post which marked the goal,... | |
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towards the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 
