 | 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... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1795 - 582 pages
...; when it is not expiatory, but exprobatory ; when it is not to expiate fin, but to prove grace : " That the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that perifheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praife, and honour, and glory, at the... | |
 | 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 of Jesus... | |
 | 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 than of gold that perifheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praife, and honour, and glory, at the... | |
 | 1832 - 852 pages
...make them the occasion of our rejoicing at last for evermore. The trial of our faith is indeed much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire. Then consider, secondly, the second part of this division of the argument, The superiority of the character... | |
 | 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 - 476 pages
...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...with fire, might be found unto praise and honour, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ : 8 Whom having not seen, ye love : in whom, though now ye... | |
 | 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...with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love : in whom, though now ye see... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 pages
...that he should sometimes be in heaviness through manifold temptations ; that the tri;;l of his faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,...fire, might be found unto praise, and honour, and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.' ' Prosperity, allayed and imperfect as it is, has power to... | |
 | 1836 - 498 pages
...these be Christians ?" she seemed to hear a voice which said, " VVhat is that to thee, follow thou me;" that the trial of your faith being much more precious...gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, may be found unto praise, and honor, and glory, at the appearing of Jesus Christ. These things prepared... | |
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Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 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... 
