 | 1805 - 590 pages
...ever have the success to accomplish. But in his own conduct an entire and universal change was made ; he chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. He commenced religious duties, and has to this day practised them in his family ; walkine- in E a good... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - Congregational churches - 1809 - 424 pages
...country above all others, because the church of God was there. In this appeared Moses's patriotism. " He chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season." He esteemed the reproach of Christ, great. er riches than the treasures in Egypt." Christ is head over... | |
 | Hugh McNeile - Second Advent - 1840 - 132 pages
...John v. 4. 1 1 Pet. i. 5. §2 Cor. v. 14. II Psalm cxvi 12. IT Heb. iv. 14—17. natural to men, and chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. He overcame the love of money, and the shrinking from reproach, which are natural to men, and esteemed... | |
 | Joshua William Brooks - Religion - 1840 - 876 pages
...John v. 4. i 1 Pet. i. 5. § 2 Cor. V. 14. i Psalm cxvi. 12. V Heb. iv. 14—17. natural to men, and chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. He overcame the love of money, and the shrinking from reproach, which are natural to men, and esteemed... | |
 | Peter Duncan - Blacks - 1849 - 446 pages
...highest stations in Colonial society; but, although the Mission was then deeply depressed and persecuted, he " chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season." He was the firm friend and judicious counsellor of the missionaries, who profited much by the benefit... | |
 | Thomas Hughes Milner - 1857 - 974 pages
...and chose the despised condition of his enslaved kinsmen. How was this ? It was by faith. By faith he ' chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.' He saw there was Affliction before him by refusing the kindness of the royal family. He did not act blindly.... | |
 | James Barnett Taylor - Baptists - 1859 - 628 pages
...others, secured persecution, even to blows, stripes, and imprisonments. After the example of Moses, who "chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season," he joined himself to the persecuted, and with them identified his religious interests, in which all others... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1862 - 886 pages
...sight of this, because his understanding was enlightened, he feared not the wrath of the king, hut under his own vine, and under his own fig-tree, but...thence they shall call each to other, to give to each refused to be called the son of the king's daughter; accounting it wonderful riches to be counted worthy... | |
 | Bible Christians - 1863 - 1030 pages
...of these moved, or shook his confidence in God. He loved his Saviour more than houses or land, and chose rather to suffer affliction with the people...than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. He did his best to improve his mind, and soon learnt to read. Christ was his great Teacher, his books... | |
 | 1864 - 422 pages
...and instructed by his parents in the privileges bestowed upon their nation by the God of heaven, lie relinquished his fair hopes and prospects, as an Egyptian...Sea, to the mountains which lie between the gulfs, in to which the Eed Sea divides itself at its northern extremity, which was then called the land of... | |
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Heb. iv. 14—17. natural to men, and chose rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. 
