...it shall be well with them that fear God: Eccles. viii. 12. and, in short, that Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come; 1 Tim. iv. 8. we may certainly conclude, that a strict observance of the duties of the Christian...

...drawn indeed in bloody, but legible, characters; "Godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." All misery and evil came into the world by sin; and in proportion to its increase, in that...

...godliness, which always produces temperance and activity, is indeed profitable unto ail things, having promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. I am led to think, that the accounts which we receive in England, respecting Sierra Leone,...

...present pleasure, as to your future welfare ; - that " godliness is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." Wisdom and religion are one and the same thing : and " the ways of wisdom are ways of pleasantness,...

...him come " unto me, and drink." The blessed Gospel of Christ is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. Although, with respect to our temporal affairs, it offers no stores of wealth ; by teaching...

...virtue can again call forth all its glories, even on the face of this dreary world. ' Godliness has the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come.' The piety, truth, and benevolence which adorned our first parents, would again call down...

...shall be well with them that fear God;' Eccles. viii. 12.— and in short,) I that 'godliness hath the promise of the life that now is,' as well as 'of that which is to come;' 1 Tim. iv. 8. — we may certainly conclude, that a strict observance of the duties of the...

...it appears that it is our interest to possess this religion. — Temporally ; " Godliness having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come ; " of the necessaries of life ; (Matt. vi. 33 ;) of all things useful ; (Psalm Ixxxiv. 11...

...religion, even with respect to the comforts of the present life, are very great. " Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." It prevents many evils, which, without it, cannot be prevented; and secures many blessings,...

...establishment;" neither, we think, can it, with strict propriety, be said that the same establishment " has the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." P. 336. The peculiar purity of doctrine, and correctness of practice inculcated by our Church,...