| Jonathan Edwards - 1790 - 252 pages
...trying the piety of profefibrs. It is ufed with this view in all the following texts: i Pet. i. 7. " That the TRIAL " of your faith, being much more precious than of gold" that perifheth, though it be TRIED by fire, might be " found unto praife," fcs-f. I Cor. iii. I ^. " The fire " fuall TRY every man's... | |
| Ralph Erskine - 1796 - 526 pages
...greatly rejoice, tho' now for a feafon, if need be, ye are in heavinefs thro' manifold temptations, that the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that periftieth, tho' it be tried with fire, might be found unto praife, and honour, and glory, at the appearing... | |
| Jacques Saurin - 1800 - 308 pages
...which God makes his children go through in this world. I select only one passage out of a great number, That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though ti be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour, and glory at the appearance... | |
| 1800 - 498 pages
...manifold temptations ; that the trial of your faith, being much mere precious than of gold that periiheth, though it be 'tried with fire, might be found unto praife and honor, am! glory at the appearing of Jdus Chrift." Chap. ii. it. " Dearly beloved, I befecch yea, cs... | |
| Samuel Stennett - 1801 - 278 pages
...manifold temptations : that the trial of your faith being much more frecious than of gold that fert/leth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praife and honour and glory at the appearing *Heb.xi. 6. f Heb. x. 38. appearing ofjefus Cbrifl*. Many a good man hath for » long while queftioned... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1802 - 460 pages
...greatly rejoice, though now for a feafon, if need be, ye are in heavinefs, through manifold temptations, that the trial of your faith, being much more precious...unto praife, and honour, and glory, at the appearing of Chrift." 2. It is fweet to fee Chrift dragging the corrupt will to the crofs, and driving the nails... | |
| John Allen - 1802 - 1326 pages
...manifold temptations; that the trial of ycur faith, being much more precious ib an gold that ptrijbetb, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praife, and honour ^ and glory at tht appearing of Jejw Chrift. Secondly, Another end of afflictions is, to wean us from all jieriQiing... | |
| Samuel Clark - 1803 - 244 pages
...he fhall receive the crown of life, which the LORD hath promifed to them that love him. i Pet. \. 7. That the trial of your faith being much ' more precious than of gold that perifheth, though itbe tried with fire, might be found unto praife, and honour, and glory, at the appearing of Jefus... | |
| John Smalley - 1803 - 454 pages
...as well as the remainder of depravity in their hearts. See the next verse but one after our text : " That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold, though it be tried in the fire, might be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing... | |
| 1804 - 438 pages
...greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing... | |
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