 | John Angell James - Bereavement - 1844 - 236 pages
...worthy to be compared with the glory to be revealed iii^ us. — Romans viii. 18. Our light affliction which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. — 2 Cor. iv. 17. ENCOURAGEMENTS TO CAST OURSELVES AND OUR BURDENS UPON THE... | |
 | Archibald Alexander - Christian life - 1844 - 416 pages
...so as to place them among the most efficacious means of grace. "For," says he, "our light affliction which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." " Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh, which corrected us, and... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1854 - 518 pages
...Version, since the world began; 26. the everlasting God. 2 Corinthians iv. 17, Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding, even an eternal weight of glory ; 18, The things which are seen are temporal, irpoo-Kcupa, enduring... | |
 | John Henry Hopkins - Reformation - 1844 - 408 pages
...Christ," saith St. Paul, " we shall also reign with him." And again: "Our light affliction, which endures but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Thus far, the meaning of the passage is sufficiently plain. But now comes... | |
 | Thomas E. Gill - 1845 - 352 pages
...is acceptable in His sight, by whose Spirit alone we are enabled to see that "our light affliction which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." These feelings and reflections had an happy effect on the mind of Miss Bosanquet.... | |
 | 1847 - 412 pages
...times patient, and, very often, could "joy in tribulation;" being assured that "our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." In corroboration of the above, the following extracts from his diary, and... | |
 | Hannah More - 1817 - 450 pages
...for they shall be comforted." "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." " For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." These quickened the pace and sustained the spirits of the blind traveller... | |
 | Thomas Mann - 1849 - 214 pages
...that text ? weight of glory! weight! what is it?" I answered by repeating, " This light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,"—a text which had often lately been on his mind. He replied, " Ay ! all... | |
 | James Smith - Christian life - 1849 - 406 pages
...must enter into the kingdom of God." Fear not therefore my poor tried brother. " Our light affliction which is but for a moment WORKETH out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." The Purifier puts every vessel into the furnace, and himself superintends... | |
 | Catharine Cecil - Christian biography - 1849 - 656 pages
...interval of " heaviness/' it would doubtless agree with the words of the Apostle : " Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Even before her faith was changed to sight, she was enabled to adopt this... | |
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