 | J S. Pipe - Christianity - England - 19th century - 1813 - 646 pages
...become possessed of the wealth of others, or at least attempted it, whether I succeeded or not ? Has not the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride ot' life, gained the predominancy in my heart; and have not these things repeatedly betrayed me ? Have... | |
 | 1842 - 612 pages
..." Such as the Evil One is ever ready to teach, and sometimes by the most fascinating of teachers : the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Do you not remember that fine passage in Bunyan's Holy War, where the discomfited followers of Diabolus... | |
 | 1856 - 766 pages
...be no promise, no express sanction. "The best of this world." Who shall draw the line between it and the " lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride ^f life" ? — especially as the " host" is nothing in itself posinve and definite, but ever capable... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1815 - 286 pages
...inclination, and, therefore" is their May for the present, easy; thou hast mighty enemies to oppose, the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, are all in league with thy wicked heart against thee, yet, fear not, look unto me, the Captain of thy... | |
 | Martha Laurens Ramsay - 1815 - 288 pages
...inclination, and, therefore is their way for the present, easy; thou hast mighty enemies to oppose, the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, are all in league with thy wicked heart against thee, jet, fear not, look unto me, the Captain of thy... | |
 | Isabella Graham - 1816 - 428 pages
...in prayer, lost enjoyment, and my heart naturally carnal, and madly fond of pleasure, got entangled. The lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, regained their power; other loves usurped the place of that beloved, \vlio Tiacf bought me with his... | |
 | England - 1855 - 782 pages
...different. But as the picture stands, the allegory is manifestly defective and incoherent. The "Lnst of the eye, the Lust of the flesh, and the Pride of life," are symbolically different and apart from each other, and must be so treated in representation. Thus... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - Presbyterian Church - 1820 - 548 pages
...But then it is the world conquered by faith, and " crucified to us by the cross" of our Redeemer. " The lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life," are no parts of that world whereof the apostle there speaks, except it be in this sense, that they... | |
 | Mary Penington - Quakers - 1821 - 160 pages
...drinkings, to satisfy the extravagant appetite, and please the vain mind with curiosities; gratifying the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. I also frequented other places of pleasure, where vain people resorted to show themselves, and to see... | |
 | Charles Bradley - 1821 - 352 pages
...and compliments, and a world of those in all the world, are these thorns, and they overspread all — the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. And for how long is all the advantage and delight of these? Alas, that such poor things should prejudice... | |
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There is a great deal in the world that is delightful and beautiful; there is a great deal in it that is great and engrossing; but it will not last. All that is in the world, the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life, are but for... 
