...none. He soon found out that there was some meaning in that text which says, that Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as 'well as of that which is to come : for the same principles which make a man sober and honest, have also a natural tendency to...

...practice of justice and charity among men. " Godliness, svo-eGeta, is " profitable unto all things, having promise of the life " that now is, as well as of that which is to come 1 :" and they whd assert religion to have been the invention ef priests or politicians, to...

...happiness, of the scholar, is apparent. So true is it, in this as in every thing, that " godliness has the promise of the life that now " is, as well as of that which is to come." The disposition which we are considering crowns all those which have been mentioned, at the...

...practice of justice and charity among men. " Godliness, eua-s&w, is " profitable unto all things, having promise of the life " that now is, as well as of that which is-to come1:" and they who assert religion to have been the invention ®f priests or politicians, to...

...with the violation of the Lord's Day, to which he had been before accustomed. We know who has said, "godliness hath promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." "IT SHALL BE PAID HIM AGAIN." I have always liked the beautiful expression of the verse quoted...

...-required to relinquish any enjoyments, except such as are really pernicious. " Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." He that hath relinquished any of the delights of this life for the Gospel of Jesus Christ,...

...refers it to, than the worldling in the very triumph of temporal felicity. Thus hath godliness the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come — a promise (not of its goods indeed, but) of its evils being converted into blessings, of...

...and where diligence, steadiness, sobriety, and good principle, are allowed to make their way to the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. * * CHAPTER XXXII. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. I. Difficulty of preserving Unity or Connection...

...persons here, who know in some real degree, what these things mean. You can witness that " godliness has promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." But perhaps the most instructive view of this part of our subject may be, to show the want...

...the truth of the Apostle's declaration that " godliness, with contentment, is great gain ; having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. Often did they join together in singing the following favorite hymn : Father! \vhate'er of...