...though our crosses may be but small, we forget Christ's warning, and never set ourselves to bear them. 24. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:...the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ? Think of this whenever you are tempted to sin against your souls, and for what small trifles we often...

...save his life, shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. (For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ?) For whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when...

...after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his- life, shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. (For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ?) For...

...what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?" Matth. xvi. 26. The same is stated by St. Luke, ix. 25. " For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world and lose himself, or be a castaway ?" That these passages do not allude to the lose of one's natural life, is clear : be. cause...

...therefore, men form no just conceptions of the importance and nobleness of their destiny. They cannot ask, " what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world and lose himself, or b» cast away ?" for they know not the worth of that existence, compared with which the possession...

...lose it : but whosoever will lose his life for Christ's sake and the Gospel's, the same shall save it. For what is a man advantaged if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ? 7 There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom...

...examined some of the threatenings, I will now endeavor to give the remainder a careful examination. For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself or be cast away. — Luke 9 : 25. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own...

...oft-repeated words ring in the ears of all who are faint and irresolute, " Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it,"—" he shall keep it unto life eternal V But though most or all men must admit that these considerations...

...what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?" Matth. xvi. 26. The same is stated by St. Luke, ix. 25. " For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world and lose himself, or be a castaway ?" That these passages do not allude to the loss of one's natural life, is clear ; because...

...right understanding of those awful inquiries, " What shall a man give in exchange for his soul ? " " What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away I" The truth is, that if в man love not himself, he must be reckless of his own salvation ; for what...