 | Missions - 1847 - 760 pages
...Christian. " Ah !" says Paul, " I long to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better."—" We are confident, I say, and willing, rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord." What would everything be in his absence ? Could the place, the... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1813 - 580 pages
...always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord : Ver. 8. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Phil. i. 23. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a... | |
 | William Clayton - Sermons, English - 1814 - 420 pages
...whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent " from the Lord: (for we walk by faith not by " sight.) We are confident, I say, and willing " rather to be absent from the body, and to be " present with the Lord."* " And there shall " be no more curse, and his servants... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 588 pages
...which he was made partaker of here. My next argument shall be taken from what is said in 2 Cor. v. 8. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present ivith the Lord; where one infers the other, without any intimation of his... | |
 | Samuel Eyles Pierce - 1815 - 644 pages
...whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight: we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord ; wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent, we... | |
 | John Brodhead Romeyn - Presbyterian Church - 1816 - 470 pages
...whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (JPor we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that whether present or absent, we... | |
 | Joseph Benson - Christian literature, American - 1817 - 630 pages
...to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven ; — knowing, that while we sojourn in the body, we are absent from the Lord.— We are confident, (I say) and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. And we labour, whether present or absent, to be accepted... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 538 pages
...whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lard : for we walk by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord. 2 Tim. i. 12. For the which cause I also suffer these things ;... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 616 pages
...Till. SERMON III.* TRUE SAINTS, WHEN ABSENT FROM THE BODY, ARE PRESENT WITH THE LORD. 2 COR. v. 8. We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, arid to be present with the Lord. THE apostle in this place is giving a reason why he went... | |
 | 1817 - 842 pages
...in thé body, we are absent from thé Lord ; 7 (For we walk by faitb, not by sight :) : *i» ; H 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from thé body, and to be présent with thé Lord. 9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether présent or absent,... | |
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Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord : (for we walk by faith, not by sight :) we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the... 
