...having no vices, he wasted none. He soon found out that there was some meaning in that text which says, that Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come ; for the same principles which make a man sober and honest have also a natural...

...deportment of the mem* James v. 16— fl Cor. iii. 16— J Rom, viii, 26. bf rs of your households — for " godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come." Still another of those duties, iu the performance of which our forefathers...

...for the most part composed of. " The generation of the upright shall be blessed." — So true is it, that godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. The practice of religion often raises families to wealth and importance, and...

...other cases, would be deemed sufficient, you have superadded the testimony of God. He has told you, that " godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come ;" and that " wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace."...

...for the good things of life with an humble submission to the tvill of God. Lord, thou hast told us that godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come k ; and that if we seek first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof,...

...labours is realized* and we see with our own eyes the blessed effects of devoteduess to Christ ; for godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. Yet we admit that, in God's sovereignty, it is sometimes otherwise. The Apostles...

...goodness. Well may they own that thus, above all, God manifests Himself to them and not to the world. But godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come, and God in His goodness hath prepared a rich store of joy for the hearts that...

...temporal prosperity contributed to our comfort ? Even under the New Testament dispensation, we are told that "godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to comeb:" and, that " God hath given us all things richly to enjoy c : " which shews,...

...the granary of heaven.] They must however be understood with limitations and restrictions — [Though "godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to comec," we are not to imagine, that the temporal promises are on the same precise...

...the way of holiness ; and he finds it inexpressibly a more pleasant way than the way of sin had been. Godliness hath the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come. He is an enemy of true religion who represents it as a gloomy thing. I shall...