| James Lee (M.A.) - 1867 - 492 pages
...that, if true, they will Lave their reward hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can but be with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having had...(at the worst for them) 'out of nothing, nothing can come,' not even sorrow. — Byron. A man who makes calculation and provision for this life only, is... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1871 - 544 pages
...1821 : " Indisputably, the firm believers in the gospel have a great advantage over all others, — for this simple reason, that, if true, they will have...had the assistance of an exalted hope through life." Pope and Byron leave out of their reckoning the sufferings to which christians are constantly exposed... | |
| James McCrie - 1871 - 652 pages
...Indisputably," says his lordship, " the firm believers in the gospel have a great advantage over all others ; for this simple reason, that if true, they will have...no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in their eternal sleep ; having had the assistance of an exalted hope through life, without subsequent... | |
| Enoch Fitch Burr - 1871 - 396 pages
...Byron to say, " Indisputably, the firm believers of the Gospel have a great advantage over all others ; for this simple reason, that if true they will have...hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can but be with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having had the assistance of an exalted hope through... | |
| 1872 - 604 pages
...says a notorious sceptic, " the firm believers in the Gospel have a great advantage over all others, for this simple reason, that if true, they will have...of nothing, nothing can arise,' not even sorrow." 448. Good Man's Departure. — "A pious man," says a correspondent of a religious journal, " who belonged... | |
| Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1874 - 876 pages
...Christianity, " Indisputably, the firm believers in the Gospel have a great advantage over all others, for this simple reason : — that, if true, they will...of nothing nothing can arise, — not even sorrow." The following lines of Walter Scott are said to have been copied in his Bible : — Within this awful... | |
| Charles Carroll Bombaugh - 1875 - 868 pages
...Christianity, " Indisputably, the firm believers in the Gospel have a great advantage over all others, for this simple reason : — that, if true, they will...of nothing nothing can arise, — not even sorrow/ ' The following lines of Walter Scott are said to have been copied in his Bible : — Within this awful... | |
| Select thoughts, Edwin Davies (D.D.) - 1875 - 858 pages
...Believers in the Indisputably, the firm believers in the Gospel have a great advantage over all others; for this simple reason — that, if true, they will...hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can but bo with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having had the assistance of an exalted hope through... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 pages
...17, 1773. Indisputably, the firm believers in the gospel have a great advantage over all others, — for this simple reason, that if true, they will have...without subsequent disappointment, since (at the worst of them) "out of nothing nothing can arise," not even sorrow. LORD BYRON: Letter to y.- Shepherd, J'isa,... | |
| Enoch Fitch Burr - 1876 - 410 pages
...that if true they will have their reward hereafter ; and if there be no hereafter, they can but be with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having had...out of nothing, nothing can arise, not even sorrow." Men are everywhere tempted, often very sorely, and need victory ; the Bible offers protection and victory... | |
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