 | John Smalley - Congregational churches - 1803 - 454 pages
...your faith, being much more precious than of gold, though it be tried in the fire, might be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ." The apostle Paul also says, " Tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope."... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - Presbyterian Church - 1813 - 414 pages
...at last: This "trial of their faith, which is much more precious than of gold that perisheth, shall be found to praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ." He who purchased the kingdom, after he has accomplished all his designs in +.?£-. ' .,V *^m,... | |
 | Alexander Proudfit - Presbyterian Church - 1815 - 408 pages
...last : " This trial of their faith, which is much more precious than of gold that perisheth, shall be found to praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ." He who purchased the kingdom, after he has accomplished all his designs in them, and by them,... | |
 | Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1821 - 574 pages
...being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ. THE way of the just, saith Solomon, is as the shining light, that shineth more and more to the perfect... | |
 | Matthew Henry - Christian life - 1830 - 176 pages
...communication of his comforts to his people, and to hide his face from them, to try their faith, that it may be " found to praise, and honor, and glory at the appearing of Christ," and so much the more for their being a while " in heaviness through manifold temptations."... | |
 | Robert Leighton, George Barrell Cheever - Episcopal Church in Scotland - 1832 - 584 pages
...much more precious than of gold that perishetli, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise, and honor, and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. The way of the just (saith Solomon) is as the shining light, that shmeth more and more to the perfeet day.... | |
 | Robert Sears - Bible - 1841 - 408 pages
...being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of JESUS CHRIST." The faith of Abraham, whom JEHOVAH had chosen as his favorite and " friend," was to be handed down to future... | |
 | Henry Ware - 1847 - 474 pages
...it is our duty to trust, submit, and obey. It is the trial of our " faith, which shall be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ." The question will not be, whether we have made all clear to our understanding, but whether we have rightly... | |
 | Charles Bridges - Bible - 1847 - 574 pages
...quaint style — •' is shut up this looking-glass for ladies, which they are desired to open and dress themselves by ; and if they do so, their adorning...praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ.'3 We would conclude with a brief summary of a few prominent points involved in the study of... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1869 - 302 pages
...shut up," says an old author, "this looking-glass for wives, which they are desired to open and dress themselves by, and if they do so, their adorning will be found to praise, and honour, and glory, at the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ." J. R SC PAGE FOE OUR YOUNG FRIENDS.... | |
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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 tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing... 
