 | John Wesley - 1787 - 726 頁
...Hence they proportionably inrreafe in pride, in airger, in the defire of the flefli, the defire of the eyes, and the pride of life. So, although the form of Religion remains, the fpirit is fwiftly vaniDiing away. 11. Is there no way to prevent this? This continual declenfion of... | |
 | Edward Davies - 1811 - 438 頁
...with manifest allusion to this history, declares, that all the evil which is in the world consists in the desire of 'the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life. (1 John, ii. 16.) .: These are the things which introduced sin into the world ; and they still... | |
 | John Wesley - 1811 - 454 頁
...is changed to the love of the Creator ; the love of the world into the love of God. Earthly desires, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, are, in that instant, changed by the mighty power of God, into heavenly desires. The whirlwind... | |
 | John Wesley - 1812 - 448 頁
...every place grow diligent and frugal : consequently they increase in goods. Hence they proportionably increase in pride, in anger, in the desire of the...Religion remains, the spirit is swiftly vanishing away. 11. Is there no way to prevent this? This continual declension of pure Religion ? We ought not... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 606 頁
...world subject to Jerusalem, and the VOJL. II. G wealth and glory of them centred there. " The de" sire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the " pride of life," were chosen in opposition to the celestial fruits of love and obedience, humility and charity,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 642 頁
...every place grow diligent and frugal; consequently they increase in goods. Hence they proportionably increase in pride, in anger, in the desire of the...religion remains, the spirit is swiftly vanishing away. Is there no way to prevent this — this continual decay of pure religion ? We ought not to prevent... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 516 頁
...every place grow diligent and frugal ; consequently they increase in goods¿ Hence they proportionably increase in pride, in anger, in the desire of the...religion remains, the spirit is swiftly vanishing away. Is there no way to prevent this — this continual decay of pure religion ? We ought not to prevent... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1820 - 856 頁
...every place grow diligent and frugal; consequently they increase in goods. Hence they proportionably increase in pride, in anger, in the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride oflife. So, although the form of religion remains, the spirit is swiftly vanishing away. Is there no... | |
 | 1821 - 494 頁
...objects of sense or appetite, which give rise to tltat threefold desire which resigns in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life: not nrrely lint which strikes the sight, but whatever pleases the imagination, or appears desirable... | |
 | 1821 - 280 頁
...undeviating. Shall we now fail? Because temptation becomes strong, shall we yield to it ? Because the ' lust of the flesh/ ' the desire Of the eyes"/ and ' the pride of life' assail her, shall my penitent daughter be permitted to bow' to them, When my voice may warn her... | |
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How then is it possible that Methodism, that is, a religion of the heart, though it flourishes now as a green bay tree, should continue in this state? For the Methodists in every place grow diligent and frugal; consequently they increase in goods. Hence... 
