...clothed upon with our house which is from heaven." Christ is the sure house, the dwelling-place. " Now he that hath wrought us for the self-same thing...also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit." 2 Cor. v. 1 — 5. Thus we have seen a little of the poor, and the riches treasured up in Christ for...

...groan, being burdened : not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now, he that hath wrought us for the self-same thing is God, who also 5 hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. Therefore we are always 6 confident, knowing that,...

...up of life. Now he that hath wrought for us the self same thing is God, who also has given us of his spirit. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord." In the same cemetery, we saw, on a small chapel, a quotation from the...

...not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 5 Now, he that hath wrought us for the self-same thing is God, who also hath jgiven unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst...

...house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan earnestly." And, verse 5. " He that hath wrought us for the self-same thing is God, who also hath given us the earnest of the Spirit." Now how these preludiums and prelibations of an immortal body can consist...

...departed we have no sense at all of Christ, or of any thing else. Let us hear the same apostle again, " Therefore we are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home (or rather conversant) in the body, we are absent from the Lord : for we walk by faith, not by sight...

...tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body,...

...that mortality might be swallowed up of life. & Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing ú God, who also hath given unto us the .earnest of the Spirit 6 Therefore vie are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent...

...from the beatific vision of God, and consisting in perfect knowledge, holiness and blessedness. 5. Now, he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing...also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. It was something very heroic and grand for a poor, persecuted man to stand thus erect in the presence...

...tabernacle do groan, being burdened; not that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. Now he that hath wrought...Therefore, we are always confident, knowing that, while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord (For we walk by faith, not by sight);...