| 1815 - 406 pages
...wish ol -Paul to *34 No. 9. 266 depart and be with Christ, Phil, i, 23. 'For to me — to die is gain. I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better.* That Paul refers to a state of active and intelligent existence,... | |
| 1815 - 604 pages
...the wish ot Paul to 6« • • depart and be with Christ, Phil, i, 23. 'For to me—to die is gain. I am in a strait betwixt two. having a desire to depart« and to he with Christ; which is far better.' That Paul refers to a state of active and intelligent existence,... | |
| Richard Baxter - 1815 - 660 pages
...say, and ivilling rather to be absent from the body, and be present witli the Lord?(cT) Or those, 1 am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better ?(e) If Paul had not expected to enjoy Christ till the resurrection,... | |
| Joseph Emerson - 1817 - 100 pages
...the ,l(.:iJ at the last day. * Heb. 12:23. To tile spirits of just men made perfect, t Phil. 1:23. I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which a far better, Uev. 14:13. 39. WhaiisthtdutyvihiA Gr.d reiiitjrcs nftnan? The... | |
| 1817 - 780 pages
...says, "If I live in the flesh." Ver. 23, " 1 am in a stvait between two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ which is far better ; nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more useful to you." So to 2 Tim. iv. 6, " I am now ready to be offered, the time of my departure is... | |
| Richard Baxter - 1817 - 510 pages
...say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.' — Or those, ' I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better.' — If Paul had not expected to enjoy Christ till the resurrection,... | |
| William Barlass, Peter Wilson - 1818 - 688 pages
...live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me, — I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better, — to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain, — I am persuaded,... | |
| Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1819 - 378 pages
...there again, with the consideration of the good he might do by living und continuing in this world ; " I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart...far better : nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for yon," Phil. i. 23, 24. He knew well his own place there which was reserved for him,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...there again, with the consideration of the good he might do by living and continuing in this world; "I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to...far better: nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you," Phil. i. 23, 24. He knew well his own place there which was reserved for him,... | |
| Sir Charles Abraham Elton - 1820 - 136 pages
...consciousness after the privation of bodily life. Such are Phil. i. 33, 24, " having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better; nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you." And 2 Cor. v. 6, 8, " whilst we are at home in the body we are absent in the... | |
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