...Hebrews has sometimes been advanced in support of the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints — " Be content •with such things as ye have, for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." A moment's reflection, however, will convince us, that this passage brings...

...apostle exhort the Hebreua against this sin? Let your conversation be without covetousness ; and be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (13 Heb. 5.) 21. Are piety and contentment preferable to large posseuimuj Better...

...his word is stilled, Matt. viii. 26. 2. The second reason enforcing contentment is, God's Promise ; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee, (Heb. xviii. 5.) where God hath engaged himself under hand and seal for our necessary provisions. If a king...

...St. Paul exhorts us, in express terms, " Let "your conversation be without covetousness ; and be " content with such things as ye have : for he hath...never leave thee, nor forsake thee," Heb. xiii. 5 ; and to beget in us a horrour of this infamous vice, he tells us, " They that will be rich, fall into...

...whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness ; and be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. and godly admonitions. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper,...

...hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began. — Tit. i. 2. Be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee ; so that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear. —...

...hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot .lie, promised before the world began. — Tit. i. '2. Be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee ; so that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear. —...

...no needful good thing. — Your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of these things d — Be content with such things as ye have, for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee e. — Are they in worldly perplexity ? it bids them ask wisdom of God, who...

...the same apostle says again to Christians, " Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have. For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what...

...contentment. " Let your conversation " — that is, your "whole conduct — " be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have ; for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." * "Well may we eay, "Having Thee I all possess.'' What can we want, what can...