| Richard Alleine - Christian life - 1852 - 402 pages
...not to be bought for money ; love is worth as much as a soul, and that is more than all the world. " What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ?" Love is as much worth as all religion ; it is the soul and the substance of all religion... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1810 - 452 pages
...not lessen the congregation at one : on whom I inforced ( what they were somewhat more concerned in ) What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? I then rode over to Tiverton, and preached in the Market-house, filled with attentive hearers.... | |
| Thomas Williams - Bible - 1810 - 244 pages
...of greater importance than all the possessions and enjoyments of the present world. Christ said, " What shall it profit a man to gain the 'whole world and lose his own soul ?" The endless happiness of one soul, that is saved, will be far greater than all the happiness... | |
| Leisure hour, Robert Barnard - 1811 - 218 pages
...any thing that belongs to your eternal interest, for any of the advantages of the present life : " What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul." Romemuer also, the words of the wise man, " He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man;"... | |
| Samuel Davies, Samuel Finley - Presbyterian Church - 1811 - 498 pages
...justice ? What though you are safe, as to your outward estate, when your immortal souls are in danger ? What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose fits own tout ? or to enjoy the gospel, while you receive no advantage from it, but abuse it to your... | |
| Isaac Watts - Education - 1813 - 368 pages
...nor any thing that belongs to your eternal interest, for any of the advantages of the present life : What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul" Remember also the words of the wise man : He that Iwceth pleasure shall he a poor man, he... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1845 - 496 pages
...cardinal virtue ! — the " heaping up of riehes" delights to designate itself. Prudence indeed ! " What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ?" Surely there can be no prudence in such conduct as this, or any conduct even distantly... | |
| Richard Baxter - 1815 - 660 pages
...therefore nothing can be a valuable consideration to excuse you for neglecting your own salvation : What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? O that you did but know what matters they are which we are now speaking of! There is never... | |
| Trials - 1816 - 732 pages
...again which I mentioned before, which must be true because it is the words of him that is truth itself: What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? If that soul of thine be taken away what... | |
| Daniel Herbert - Hymns - 1819 - 326 pages
...enough in him, Yes plenty and to spare,To saveun depths of poverty, - - And almost in despair. il'hat shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul ? Matthew xci. 26. 1 WHAT would it profit thee, my soul, To gain this world, that empty bubble... | |
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