| 1815 - 556 pages
...spiritual darkness and despondency of the primitive believers, Ihe following passage was quoted: " Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now, for a season,...heaviness, through manifold temptations," 1 Pet. i. 6. These words, taken in their plain, unpcrverted sense, shew how the saints, in their heavy trials and... | |
| William Paley - Sermons, English - 1815 - 552 pages
...unspeakable and full of glory." 1 Peter, i. 8. This joy covered even their persecutions and sufferings: " wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now, for a season,...are in heaviness through manifold temptations," 1 Peter, i. 6. meaning persecutions. In like manner Saint James saith, " count it all joy when ye fall... | |
| Joseph Benson - Christian literature, American - 1817 - 630 pages
...soul ; I speak this to you, my dear.' " On May 9, he repeated with much earnestness, 1 Pet. i. 6, 7. ' Ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, (if need...be,) ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations ; that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be... | |
| 1817 - 842 pages
...votre esprit, et étant sobres, attendez avec une parfa5'* espérance la grâce qui vons 6 Wlierein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manitbld teinptations : 7 That thé trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that... | |
| Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1818 - 348 pages
...into salvation, ready to be reveal« f<i in the last time : wherein ye greatly rejoice, ' tkougii novy for a season (if need, be) ye are in ' heaviness through manifold temptations : that « the trial of your faith, being much more pre' rious than of gold that perisheth, though it... | |
| Theology, Doctrinal - 1819 - 488 pages
...angels1; when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe k, wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season,...be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations ; that the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried... | |
| William Romaine - 1821 - 314 pages
...' kept by the power of God through faith unta sai-va' tion, ready to be revealed in the last time ; wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season,...be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations ; that the trial of your faith being much more precious " than of gold that perisheth, though it be... | |
| Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1821 - 574 pages
...safest ; and if it be so with you, then tchere your treasure is, there will your hearts be also. Ver. 6. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season,...ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations. THE same motives cannot beget contrary passions in the soul ; therefore the apostle reduces the mixture... | |
| W. F. LLOYD - 1822 - 178 pages
...are kept by the power of God, through faith, unto salvation ; ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season,...ye are in heaviness, through manifold temptations; that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried... | |
| Arminianism - 1876 - 1204 pages
...deep under- current of sacred peace combined with entire devotion. " Wherein," says the Apostle Peter, "ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need...be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations ; that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be... | |
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