| George Horne, Lindley Murray - 1812 - 248 páginas
...to purge away the dross, and to refine them for the Master's use. " Gold," says the son of Sirach, " is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity." In the mean time, God's displeasure against the wicked is ever the same, and their prosperity, instead... | |
| John Wesley - 1813 - 484 páginas
...reserve, toyour's, affectionately, JOHN WESLEY. LETTER V. Mr DEAR Miss LOXDALE, Bristol) March 9, 1782. GOLD is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. You say, " I know not whither I am going." I will tell you whither. You are going the straight way... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 550 páginas
...purge away the dross, and to refine them for the Master's use. " Gold," saith the son of Sirach, " is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in " the furnace of adversity ;" Ecclus. ii. 5. In the mean time, God's displeasure against the wicked is ever the same, and their... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 páginas
...Whatsoever is " brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient " when thou art changed to a low estate. For gold " is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the fur" nace of adversity"1." The reformer will proceed m Ecclus. ii. 1. but a little way in his work,... | |
| George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 páginas
...Whatsoever id " brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be paiient " when thou art changed to a low estate. For gold " is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the fur" nace of adversity"1." The reformer will proceed tt Ecclus. ii. 1. but a little way in his work,... | |
| Henrietta Maria Bowdler - 1819 - 270 páginas
...LORD, prepare thy soul for temptation. Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble. For gold is tried in the fire,...to join with me in prayer. Assist us mercifully, O LORD, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment... | |
| 1819 - 402 páginas
...Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estäte. For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity."* The reformer will . ai proceed but a little way in his work whose zeal is not backed with for' titude.... | |
| John Thorp - 1821 - 336 páginas
...willing to bear every refining operation and turning of His holy hand, seem strange to any of us ? Gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity ; and indeed, if " it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all thing?, in bringing many sons... | |
| John Wesley, George Story - 1808 - 660 páginas
...referve, to your's affectionjitely, '• " J- WESLEY, BRISTOL, March 9, 1.781 My dear Mifs LoxdaU, GOLD is tried in the fire} and acceptable men in the furnace of adverfity. . You fay, "I know not where I am going." I will tell you yrhere. You are going the ftreight... | |
| Charles Bradley - 1823 - 410 páginas
...purge away the dross, and to refine them for the Master's use. ' Gold,' saith the son of Sirach, ' is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity ;' Ecclus. ii. 5. In the mean time, God's displeasure against the wicked is ever the same, and their... | |
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