| John Flavel - Presbyterian Church - 1671 - 576 pages
...Scriptures 1 Not at all. The Scriptures take notice of no such interval ; but plainly enough deny it: " We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord." 2 Cor. 5 : 8. No sooner parted from the body, than present with... | |
| John Smalley - Congregational churches - 1803 - 454 pages
...are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord : We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." The want of a conviction and belief of this, is probably... | |
| Samuel Eyles Pierce - Spiritual life - 1804 - 320 pages
...of the Spirit. " Therefore we are always confident, " knowing that, whilst we are at home " in the body, we are absent from the " Lord: for we walk by...confident, I say, and *' willing rather to be absent from the " body, and to be present with the "Lord 1 ." Thus grace, inwrought in our souls by the Holy Ghost,... | |
| Theophilus Browne - 1805 - 274 pages
...spirit. There- 6 fore we arc always of good courage, though we know that whilst we continue in the body we are absent from the Lord ; (for we walk by! faith and not by sight) ; we are 8 of good courage, / say, and desirous rather to be absent from the body,... | |
| 1806 - 854 pages
...the spirit;" he adds, " Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord : (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We ¡ire confident, f say, und willing, rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the... | |
| Thomas Vincent - Westminster Assembly - 1806 - 308 pages
...glory, 2 Cor. v. 6, 7, 8. Therefore we are always confident, knowing that whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord : (for we walk by faith, not by sigh' :) we are confident, I say, and willing Wi-ather; to be absent from the body, and to be pre^nt... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 514 pages
...God. And ver. 6, 7, 8. Therefore we are alwaysconfident, knowing that whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord ; for we walk by faith, not by sight. We arc confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent rrort the body, and present with the Lord. 2.... | |
| Eliza Hunt - 1808 - 138 pages
...Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy righthand there are pleasures for evermore."—Psalm xvi. 11: "We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."—2 Cor. v. 8. THE last sigh is hush'd; and the spirit... | |
| Thomas Vincent - Prayer - 1810 - 326 pages
...2 Cor. v. 6, 7, 8, Therefore we are always confident, knowing that •whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord (for we walk by...confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Heb. xii. 22, 23, 24, We are come to the heavenly Jerusalem,... | |
| Robert Traill - Presbyterian Church - 1810 - 600 pages
...Lord: 2 Cor. v. 6, 8. Knowing that -whilst -we are at home in the body, •we are absent from the Lord. We are confident, I say, and -willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present -with the Lord. I am sure, that there are few Christians, but think, that... | |
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