 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed...  Sermons, and Other Discourses ... - Page 426by Samuel Lavington - 1815Full view - About this book
 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - Sermons, English - 1816 - 336 pages
...induce us to place but a submissive attachment on objects of transient good. It should say, Let those that have wives be as though they had none ; and they...rejoice, as though they rejoiced not ; and they that use this world, as though they used it not, for the fashion of this world passeth away. — Put not... | |
 | John RYLAND (D.D.) - 1816 - 746 pages
...who have wives be as though they had none; and those that weep as though they wept not ; and those that buy as though they possessed not ; and they that...as not abusing it ; for the fashion of this world, (or, this world, which is but a figure, fashion, or form, without substance,) passeth away." The following... | |
 | David Brown, Charles Simeon - Missions - 1816 - 528 pages
...preserve an equal mind, we are assured that the joys and the sorrows of life will soon come to an end: and they that weep as though they wept not, and they, that rejoice as though they rejoiced not. This reconciles us to weep a little, or to rejoice a little while we remain here; but not to be sorry... | |
 | Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - Theology - 1816 - 572 pages
...general reflection on the subject: — This I say, Brethren, the time is short. It remaineth, that loth they that have wives, be as though they had none ; and they that weep, its though they wept not ; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not ; and they that buy,... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1816 - 370 pages
...persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness?" " It remains, that they that weep, be as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; for the fashion of this world passeth away." 328 PRACTICAL VIEW OF THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST. 1809. "... | |
 | Robert Eldredge, Sr. - Family & Relationships - 2002 - 188 pages
...Jesus would soon return. When the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth around 56 AD, he said, "The time is short; it remaineth that both they that have wives be as though they had none." (1 Corinthians 7:29) This was understandable at the time because so many Christians were then... | |
 | Ronald Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott Knox - Religion - 2002 - 1128 pages
...say, brethren, that the time is short; it remaineth that those who have wives be as if they had none, and they that buy as though they possessed not, and they that use this world, as if they used it not to the full."3 From the very first, the ideal of virginity was the natural thing... | |
 | E. Keith Howick - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2003 - 220 pages
...people about choosing between the things of the world and the kingdom of God when he said, "This I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both...abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away" (1 Corinthians 7:29-31). After the servant heard all of the guests' excuses, he returned to his... | |
 | William Williams - Religion - 2003 - 68 pages
...make every effort to be in that condition approved by the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 7: 29, etc.—'that both they that have wives be as though they had none;...and they that use this world, as not abusing it.' I thank my God that there is no affliction, cross or sorrow laid upon me, but that my heavenly Father... | |
 | Al Bryant - Religion - 68 pages
...elders are to feed the flock of God, and to be as examples to them (1 Peter 5:2). WH "But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none" (1 Cor. 7:29-31). The preciousness of time is universally admitted. Time is that of which life... | |
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