...eyes of " the Lord are over the righteous, and his " ears are open to their prayer; that godli" ness is profitable unto all things, having " the promise of the life that now is, and of " that which is to come; and that if we seek " first the kingdom of God, and his righte"...

...succeeding day. 4. With how much wisdom do the Righteous choose their portion. Godliness, says St. Paul, is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of the life which is to come. The nature of the case, and the experience of man, furnish ample...

...do, (to which practice the apostle alludes) and bestir thyself lustily ; for says he, Bodily exercise profiteth little, but godliness is profitable unto...life that now is, and of that which is to come. The Babylonians are said to make three hundred and sixty several commodities of the palm tree ; but what...

...must tend to promote their temporal as well as their eternal happiness. Accordingly it it written, " Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life, that now is, and of that which is to come." It is divinely promised, that when the Bible shall be received by...

...than the reflection in all its parts ; for nothing can be more true, than what our Saviour said, ' Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. Godliness itself is great riches,' and brings with it even the wealth...

...solid ground, the most abundant reason, not to learn only, but to practise the lesson in the text. " Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." But again, Thirdly, Whatever our present condition may be, if we...

...seen and temporal, but at the things which are not seen, and eternal;" and to impress upon them, that "godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come ;" and to lead them to be " diligent in business, fervent in spirit,...

...than the reflection in all its parts ; for nothing can be more true, than what our Saviour said, ' Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. Godliness itself is great riches,' and brings with it even the wealth...

...groundless than the reflection in all its parts ; for nothing can be more true, than whatour Saviour said, ' Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. Godliness itself is great riches,' and brings with it even the wealth...

...usefulness, support in death, and prospect of glory ; or, as the apostle sums up all in a few words, " Ii is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come," 1 Tim.iv. 8. Saurin'g Srrm., vol. v. ser. 3. Eng. trans. ; Harrow's...