 | 1805 - 590 pages
...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... | |
 | 1814
...foregoing short memoir, 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... | |
 | 1804 - 438 pages
...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 pages
...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."... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...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, and to be with Christ ; which is far better : nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...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.... | |
 | Samuel Stillman - 1808 - 428 pages
...enter into the joy of the Lord. And in his epistle to the Philippians, he declares that he was " in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better." If the apostle had not known, that upon the dissolution of the body he should be present with the Lord,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...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,... | |
 | Theophilus Lindsey - 1810 - 544 pages
...mercy to \is, by our Lord Jesus Christ ! 18, l?81. 2 G 2 SERMON SERMON XXIII. PHILIP, i. 23, 24. 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 thejlesb is more needful for you.... | |
 | William Paley - 1810 - 406 pages
...telling us " that he dwelt there two whole years in his own hired house." No. VI. Chap. i. 23. " For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better." With this compare 2 Cor. chap. v. 8. " We are confident and willing... | |
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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. 
