...expectation of what they next might hear. The preacher's text was from Matthew, chap. 16. ver. 26. " What is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul, or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?" He read his text twice, paused,...

...With all your boasted prudence and forethought, were it not wise to consider one little question — ' What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul ?' And if this has not entered into your calculations, you might start to hear that...

...thoughts of God and a judgment to come. There is no apology for usages that endanger our immortality. " What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul ?" • GARDINER SPRING. New-York, March 1, 1831. \ ADVERTISEMENT TO THE ENGLISH EDITION....

...considered whether truth shall be adhered to? Let the lover of falsehood ask himself this question, " What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ?" And then, were the advantages of lying even as great and as certain, as unquestionably...

...more concerned for the salvation of our souls than for all things in the world: "For," says Christ, "what is a man profited, if he gain the •whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mat. xvi. 27. Q. 19. Why did God create man [male and female]? A. For the propagation...

...infinite degrees? Does it not far surpass in value this clay tenement in which it dwells ; — for what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul — or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? What can be more curious and...

...the intrusive thoughts of the presence of God, of eternity, &c. ; well might our Redeemer exclaim, ' What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?' But I am conscious my enjoyments are not so great as .they ought to be : I have...

...unerring Wisdom places the soul in the balance with the world, and when he has weighed them, asks, ' What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ; or what ihall a man give in exchange for his soul ? ' All that is to be seen in...

...climate that kills. It means (1) sizzling summers, (2) freezing winters, and (3) poisoned atmosphere. HEA What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his HEALTH? HEALTH is your greatest treasure. When Health is lost, all is lost. WHERE HEALTH GOMES...

...bees were to the beans. THE WRONG SORT OF CHARITY. — An African preacher, speaking from the words, " What is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul ? " mentioned among other things that many lost their souls by being too charitable...