And there should be no greater comfort to Christian persons, than to be made like unto Christ, by suffering patiently adversities, troubles, and sicknesses. For he himself went not up to joy, but first he suffered pain ; he entered not into his glory... The path on earth to the gate of heaven, essays - Page 144by Frederick Arnold - 1866Full view - About this book
| Church of England - 1810 - 466 pages
...glory, before he was crucified. So truly our way to eternal joy, is to suffer here with Christ ; and pur door to enter into eternal life, is gladly to die...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now therefore, taking your sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort you in the... | |
| Church of England - 1815 - 450 pages
...correction, whensoever by any manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. 227 And there should be no greater comfort to Christian...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now therefore, taking your sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort you, in... | |
| Church of England, Sir John Bayley - 1816 - 738 pages
...correction, whensoever by any manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now, therefore, taking your sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently ; I exhort you, in... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1819 - 558 pages
...than to be made like unto Christ, by suffering pa • tiently adversities, troubles, and sickness. For he himself went not up to joy, but first he suffered...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now, therefore, taking your sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort you in... | |
| Church of England articles - 1821 - 234 pages
...in us, and so to be wholly framed after the manners of Christ as our only exemplar. Nowell, p. 59. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Visitation of the Sick. Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice... | |
| Church of England articles - 1821 - 234 pages
...himself went not up to joy, but first he suffered pain ; he entered not into his glory before he vras crucified. So truly our way to eternal joy is to suffer...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Visitation of the Sick. Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice... | |
| Thomas Young - 1822 - 348 pages
...together) in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." (Eph. ii. 5, 6. Compare Heb. xii. 22.) NOTE (C.) p. 213. " And there should be no greater comfort to Christian...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life." Visit, of the Sick. " Every good man must hang on some cross : E is TSTO K«/u3o ; we are, saith St.... | |
| Episcopal Church - 1822 - 444 pages
...correction, whensoever, by any manner of adversity, it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian...from death, and dwell with him in everlasting life. Now, therefore, taking your sickness, which is thus profitable for you, patiently, I exhort you in... | |
| Prayer (Book of common) (U.S. protest. episc. ch.) - 1822 - 498 pages
...apain at the end of the world, to truly our way to eternal joy, is to judge the quick and the dead ? suffer here with Christ ; and our door to enter into...that we may rise again from death, and dwell with him ill everlasti life. Now, therefore, taking your and everlasting life after death ? sickness, which... | |
| 1823 - 580 pages
...correction, whensoever by any manner of adversity it shall please his gracious goodness to visit us. And there should be no greater comfort to Christian...from death and dwell with him in everlasting life. IT Then shall be said the following Prayers : f\ LORD, look down from heaven, behold, visit and relieve... | |
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