...the slumbers of the night and the period when his eyes open to the beams of morning. To die is gain : to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord. When you reflect not merely on the bodily exertions, but, much more, on the mental efforts of those...

...unspeakably great, and eternally permanent; exclusion from Canaan is admission into the kingdom of heaven ; " to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.'' Faith, indeed, redeems not from the power of the grave, but it dissipates all the horror of the tomb...

...and light, under the guidance of benignant angels, and to realize the full blessedness of knowing, that "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." And now, with a hope full of immortality, we are looking for the second coming of our blessed Lord, who...

...non-existence, when the body crumbles into dust. Now, holding fast, as I do, the Scriptural sentiment, that ' to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord,' / am still disposed to concede to the naturalist, that of all that class of feelings that I have denominated...

...because, in his case, we may be fully convinced, from Scriptural warrant, that "to die was gain," and to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. He had lived beyond the average tenure of human life in this world ; therefore an exemption from a...

...is far better. Nor is there any room to doubt, that death- will be gain to every real believer; for to " be absent from the body, is to be present with the bord." Believers often think of death. It is highly proper to d» ao. But they sometimes thin'c about...

...divested of earthly substances, is equally the same, real, essential Man that he was before. For " to be absent from the Body, is to be present with the Lord." And nothing is more substantial, than what is of a spiritual and eternal Nature. Therefore according to...

...iniquities hide his face from them. This is their grief, and a frequent source of sorrow. Yet they know that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord; and the thought often makes them impatient to depart and to be with Christ, which is the best of all ;...

...act of faith. And though out curiosity is not gratified as to particulars, yet we know, in general, that to be absent from the body is to be present with. the Lord. We shall then instantly see him as he is, and we shall then be lik* him and with him for ever. Isa....

...by the Supreme Ruler of all is best, and must be right ; while, in respect of the departing saint, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. And who can tell the bliss of that moment when the light of heaven bursts on the wondering eyes ? Let not...