 | 1805 - 590 Seiten
...rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." And to the Philippians he said, " I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better." 2. The scriptures plainly hold forth, that there will be no... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 Seiten
...beneficial to his family. He says, / am in a strait betwixt two, hawing a desire tit depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better ; nevertheless to abide in the fieshis more needful for you, Phil. i. -23, 24. We are terrified at that crowd of dangers, in which... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 Seiten
...comparison with the never-ending days of eternity. What says St. Paul? " I have a " desire to depart, and to be with Christ, ".which is far better; nevertheless...to abide *' in the flesh is more needful for you." The first beam of reward which breaks in upon the righteous is iu the moment of his * Boswell's Life... | |
 | 1814
...will excite an affectionate -toleninity in the mind of the-contemplative reader : Phil. i. 23. — "I am. in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, (.which is far better." 2 Tim. i. 10.— ".Who hath abolished death, and hath brought... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 Seiten
...whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. Yet, what I shall choose, I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart,...nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. And having this confidence, I know, that I shall abide and continue with you all, for your furtherance... | |
 | 1804 - 438 Seiten
...But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - 1804 - 416 Seiten
...expressed himself in the following manner : " For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; whichis far better : nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you."... | |
 | 1804 - 476 Seiten
...if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour : yet what I shall choose, I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better : 24 Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.... | |
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1806 - 406 Seiten
...in a strait belivixt two, having a desi?^ to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far belter ,' nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you, Phil. i. 23, 24. We are terrified at that crowd of dangers, in which we leave these dear parts of ourselves. The... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 Seiten
...glorified by me ; yet whether of the two I should choose, life or death, I cannot resolve. I. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better: For I am much straitened, and distracted in the choice: having,... | |
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For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ ; which is far better: nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 
