| William Jay - Calendars - 1833 - 722 pages
...was not consurāed." What a commentary on this part of the subject are the words of the apostle : " We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed ; always bearing about in the body the... | |
| John Fletcher - Methodist Church - 1833 - 686 pages
...violence of our adversaries : " nevertheless God, who comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed ; always bearing about in the body the... | |
| John Fletcher - Religion - 1833 - 674 pages
...adversaries: " nevertheless God, who '-nniforteth those tlnit are cast down-, comforted us. We are troubled im every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair; r*wecu!cd, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed ; always bearing about in the body the dying... | |
| 1834 - 606 pages
...peculiar peace and joy of God, which passeth all understanding ; and thus we can say with the apostle Paul, ' We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair," &c. In another letter of the llth inst., the same person writes, " Through the providence of God we... | |
| Heinrich Zschokke - Meditations - 1834 - 270 pages
...inexplicable is the past ! and how uncertain the future ! But let us prepare ourselves to exclaim with Paul : " we are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair." It may be that we have not courage enough to enable us to meet the trials and difficulties of life... | |
| Jean Calvin - Bible - 1834 - 674 pages
...the darkness of death. Thus the expression of Paul (2 Cor. iv. 8) is always fulfilled in them — " We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed." Tribulation worketh patience — This... | |
| Edward Duncombe - 1834 - 114 pages
...our doctrines by the present ministry,— I never shall till it is beyond doubt: true it is that " We " are troubled on every side, yet not distressed: we are "perplexed but not in despair, persecuted but not for" saken: cast down, but not destroyed.' ' I believe, and therefore I will speak,... | |
| Thomas Griffith - 1834 - 348 pages
...through Christ which strengthened me." And when he could throw out those paradoxical assurances, — " We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed." And when he could exclaim, — " He said... | |
| Christian life - 1841 - 596 pages
...have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair : persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed : always bearing about in the body the... | |
| 1834 - 406 pages
...this treasure in earthern vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8 We are. troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair ; 9 Persecuted, but not tbrsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always bearing about in the body... | |
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