| John Wesley - 1811 - 468 pàgines
...labour ; in a deep, piercing sense of which he was at length constrained to cry out, " The things which were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ: Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord," Phil. iii. 7, 8. 15. It could... | |
| 1811 - 450 pàgines
...forbid," says he, " that i should glory save in the cross of .our Lord Jesus Christ." And again, " But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and 1 count all things but loss, &c. that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness... | |
| Thomas Scott - 1811 - 824 pàgines
...the truth, and sell it not : and St. Paul's language concerning himself, .illustrates both. " What things were gain to me those I " counted loss for Christ : yea, doubtless and I " couuf all things but loss, for the excellency of the " knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom... | |
| William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 514 pàgines
...concerning zeal, PERSECUTING THE CHURCH; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. [Phil. iii. 4.] Here he glories in the action, as plainly meritorious. And so indeed it was in a Jew,... | |
| 1803 - 652 pàgines
...from the wrath to come. Not the lips of an apostle could with more truth adopt that expression, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss, for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and 1 count all things but loss, for the excels lency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord ; for whom... | |
| J S. Pipe - 1813 - 646 pàgines
...the complete renovation of our nature. It was this which made the apostle of the Gentiles say, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ....count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1813 - 638 pàgines
...will quote to you but a single passage, in reference to him. "But what was gain to me I countedJoss for Christ; yea, doubtless, and I count all things...count them but dung that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having my own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through the faith... | |
| 1813 - 502 pàgines
...Congregation of New-Brunswiek. Vol. i. G g NEW-JERSEY PREACHER. SERMON XV. Phil. iii. 7, 8, 9. — But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss...for Christ. Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excelleney of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord i for whom I have suffered the... | |
| Charles Simeon - 1813 - 282 pàgines
...souls on his attainments. But what said he of his state, when once he came to view it aright? " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ: yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord." He saw, that brokenness of heart... | |
| 1841 - 712 pàgines
...us to live not unto ourselves, but unto him who died for us. Our constant language will be, " What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ ; yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesns my Lord. " " Were tlio whole realm of... | |
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