 | Abel Thornton - 1828 - 148 pages
...military book, I took my Bible from my pocket and opened it, and my eyes first fastened on these words : " No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs...who hath chosen him to be a soldier." 2 Tim. ii. 4. These words struck with weight to my mind ; I halted where I was, and a short sermon was quickly preached... | |
 | Thomas Elrington (bp. of Ferns and Leighlin.) - 1828 - 384 pages
...unimportant, we cannot innocently defer or postpone the performance of them to the claims of social life. " No man that warreth, entangleth himself with the affairs...may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." Even the obligations of friendship, the tender ties of kindred, the bonds of parental and filial affection... | |
 | 1828 - 828 pages
...appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. IS For the which cause I also 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs...may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 6 The husbandman... | |
 | John Rogers Pitman - 1828 - 620 pages
...therefore, (says he) endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth, entarigleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.' Not ' to follow' where the ' Lamb' leads, is, in effect, to doubt whether any instance of our love... | |
 | Harvey Marriott - 1828 - 180 pages
...Redeemer. In the management of your life and conduct, as regards your own interest in Christ, remember, " no man that warreth, " entangleth himself with the...affairs of this life, " that he may please him who hath called him to «* be a soldier" (2 Tim. ii. 4) ; and in anxious Christian love towards all your fellow... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1828 - 552 pages
...ever serve a prince. And now we are easily driven into an understanding of that saying of St. Paul, " No man that warreth, entangleth himself with the affairs of this life ''." For although this be spoken of all Christian people, and concerns the laity in " In 1 Cor. vi.... | |
 | John Howie - 1828 - 650 pages
...ministry with great diligence, so that his profiting did quickly appear to all ; but, considering that no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, he obtained leave to return to his own country, tu settle his worldly affairs ; yet while here ho was... | |
 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...1 Tim. vi. 12. 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ : no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, &c. — 2 Tim. ii. 3, 4. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the... | |
 | James Nourse - 1829 - 292 pages
...therefore endure 3 hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth en- 4 tangleth himself with the affairs of this life ; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for 5 masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The hus-... | |
 | 1832 - 448 pages
...You must not secularize yourself. Both your time and talents are to be employed in nobler purposes. "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs...may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." Calculate on meeting many discouragements. Much of •your good may be evil spoken of. Much "of your... | |
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No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 
