| Lady of Rhode Island - Gift books - 1850 - 158 pages
...mortal frame, declares, in his own name, and in the name of all Christians — " Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; while we aim not at the things which are invisible : for the things which... | |
| Thomas Dick - Cosmology - 1850 - 684 pages
...mortal frame, declares, in his own name, and in the name of all Christians—" Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; while we aim not at things which are visible, but at those which are invisible... | |
| Thomas Dick - Astronomy - 1850 - 964 pages
...mortal frame, declares, in his own name, and in the name of all Christians — " Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; while we aim not at things which are visible, but at those which are invisible... | |
| John Cumming - 1850 - 224 pages
...elements, which constrain him to exclaim when that suffering is the most poignant, " Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding even eternal weight of glory." Reproach only reminds him of the words of Scripture, " If ye be reproached... | |
| Thomas Rawson Birks - 1851 - 446 pages
...decays, the inward man may be renewed day by day. O what a sweet hope is added ! " Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory," while we are looking at unseen and eternal things. Christ, Christ only, is... | |
| 1853 - 860 pages
...confidence in the Lord, which has great recompense of reward ; for, as Paul says, " Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Yes, even now one single smile from Jesus obliterates for the time being... | |
| Ezra Stiles Gannett - Consolation - 1854 - 262 pages
...interest, and to enlarge our heavenly inheritance. The light affliction of this transitory world, " which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." If such then be the nature of afflictions ; if such be the principle from... | |
| John Cumming - Bible - 1854 - 480 pages
...gives us. "It is good for me," says^one, "that I was afflicted;" another says, "Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding, and eternal weight of glory." Human nature, like the sons of Zebedee, would like to sit on the right hand... | |
| Daniel Ritchie - Convicts - 1854 - 298 pages
...themselves to complain, they have not yet attained to the faith of him who said, " Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Time is short in respect of the knowledge to be acquired, of the duties to... | |
| Theology - 1854 - 516 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-Koipa, enduring... | |
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