Bible Encyclopedia: Lying: Poverty Preferable To

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Letter cxxxviii. (AD 412. )
... men to the practice of voluntary poverty, continence, benevolence ... is celebrated
according to the lying invention of ... of adversity would not be preferable to the ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter cxxxviii a d 412.htm

The Rich Man and Lazarus
... The beggar died:" Here ended poverty and pain ... Accordingly, the expression of Lazarus
lying in Abraham's ... best means of rational conviction; far preferable to any ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 112 the rich man.htm

A Homily on Guria and Shamuna, Composed by Mar Jacob.
... And lo! enriched is the whole creation through His poverty. ... They were not like the
two lying sons of Belial,. ... [3346] This seems preferable to Cureton's "Ye are ...
//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/a homily on guria and.htm

A Discourse which was in the Presence of Antoninus Cæsar
... stand thou up from among those who are lying on the ... is, that those whose fathers
have bequeathed them poverty strive to ... 3584] This seems preferable to Cureton's ...
//christianbookshelf.org/unknown/the decretals/i a discourse which was.htm

CHAP. II. 4-25 (2-23).
... this leads us back to the natural poverty of man ... be explained"and this seems to be
preferable"from 1 ... wilderness appears as a state of trial, lying in the ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/chap ii 25-apr 2-23.htm

Justice.
... tell lies to please the parents that hate lying. ... and faint, but, by the very poverty
and untruth ... the suffering of the innocent is unspeakably preferable in his ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/unspoken sermons/justice.htm

On the Death of his Father.
... of which he was but the steward, relieving poverty as far ... room, and noticing the
tokens of his lying upon the ... not a presidency of this kind far preferable to a ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/oration xviii on the death.htm

Book ii.
... Riches bring more delights than poverty annoyance, the satisfaction in children's
love is ... That rich man lying in hell shall seek it, who wishes that his tongue ...
//christianbookshelf.org/ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/book ii.htm

The Misery of Man Without God
... some people who lie for the mere sake of lying. ... one very real reason, namely, the
natural poverty of our ... Every opinion may be held preferable to life, the love ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pascal/pensees/section ii the misery of.htm

The Heavenly Footman; Or, a Description of the Man that Gets to ...
... Bunyan well knew that idleness engenders poverty and crime, and is the parent ... sin,
and this world, and a few base, drunken, swearing, lying, covetous wretches ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the heavenly footman or a.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Proverbs 19:22
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Subtopics

Lying

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Lying: Antinomians Guilty of

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