 | Abraham Booth - 1838 - 346 pàgines
...glory. For he that believcth hath everlasting life, in the promise, and in the earnest of it. Having fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them ; those two immutable things, the promise and the oath of God, in either of which it is impossible... | |
 | Matthew Henry - 1839 - 414 pàgines
...whom belong the strong consolation ; that is, who ought to be greatly comforted. They are such as have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them. The same that is the hope is the refuge, namely, Jesus Christ, and his undertaking for us. True believers... | |
 | 1839 - 610 pàgines
...loathsome reptiles. Oh yes, you are the living witnesses that they have "strong consolation" who have "fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in tha Gospel ;" you can testify, and you can rejoice while you testify, how perfect is the halm which... | |
 | Deidamia Covell Brown - 1839 - 414 pàgines
...churches gave an account of a revival among them. Poor, wretched, and perishing sinners have in multitudes fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in the gospel. Wicked and ungrateful backsliders, who had once known the love of Jesus, and had awfully... | |
 | 1839 - 492 pàgines
...is no peace to the wicked,' howmany might have lingered and perished on the plain, who it is hoped, 'fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in the gospel.' The number of students then in the Institution was ninety, of whom fjly or more were... | |
 | Lot Jones - 1839 - 324 pàgines
...but found in the pearl of great price that strong consolation which is ordained for those "who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them." Nor can it be believed by any accountable creature, that the counsel which would have precluded ministerial... | |
 | American education society - 1839 - 496 pàgines
...themselves, and their enjoyment of the world, and keep them in continual fear, till they shall have " fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them" in the gospel. He must also wisely and firmly meet the resistant exercises of their hearts ; must reason... | |
 | Charles Pettit McIlvaine - 1839 - 672 pàgines
...beams of hope, and the anguish of natural sorrow will be soothed by the assurance. " that fhey have "fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in the Gospel;" that they have passed through the scene of earthly trial, — that they have escaped... | |
 | Thomas Jones - 1840 - 314 pàgines
...immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, they might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them." Heb. vi. When any sinners are prevailed upon cordially to believe and embrace the promises, and truly... | |
 | Thomas Shaw B. Reade - 1841 - 602 pàgines
...world" — " that we might live through him." All, who are united to Christ by faith, — all, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them — all, who rely simply and without reserve on the blood and righteousness of the Redeemer, through... | |
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On the other hand, such as have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them, are commanded to .be joyful in their King. 
