...considered whether truth shall be adhered to? Let the lover of falsehood ask himself this question, " What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ?" And then, were the advantages of lying even as great and as certain, as unquestionably...

...With all your boasted prudence and forethought, were it not wise to consider one little question — ' What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul ?' And if this has not entered into your calculations, you might start to hear that...

...more concerned for the salvation of our souls than for all things in the world: "For," says Christ, "what is a man profited, if he gain the •whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mat. xvi. 27. Q. 19. Why did God create man [male and female]? A. For the propagation...

...for strutting a short hour upon the stage of life, an object of the world's vain regard, — for " what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?" The first chapter of the Revelations...

...to the los? of him ; affliction, danger, death itself, will he preferahle to the denial of him : for what is a man profited if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul t ov what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? Finally, the passage leads...

...God's Sabbaths. Let a father's advice be asked, for the future, in all things of weight and moment. What is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul 1 I desire to be humbled under the mighty hand of God, thus afflicting me. I would...

...the intrusive thoughts of the presence of God, of eternity, &c. ; well might our Redeemer exclaim, ' What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?' But I am conscious my enjoyments are not so great as .they ought to be : I have...

...is mad, and of mirth, What doth it ? Eccl. ii. 2. Can the gain of the world m:ike you happy? No: for what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? Matt. xvi. 26. 5. Is God then your chief end ? Yes : for of him, and through him,...

...great Physician, who can cure all diseases. She read on till she came to this important question : " What is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul ?" The truth flashed upon her mind. She had never before thought of her immortal...

...unerring Wisdom places the soul in the balance with the world, and when he has weighed them, asks, ' What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ; or what ihall a man give in exchange for his soul ? ' All that is to be seen in...