A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations / Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

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What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?—Mark, viii. 36.

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.—John, xv. 18, 19.

Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.—Romans, xii. 2.

The friendship of the world is enmity with God: whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God.—James, iv. 4.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.—I. John, ii. 17.

The weary mariner so fast not flies

An howling tempest, harbour to attain;

Nor shepherd hastes, when frays of wolves arise,

So fast to fold, to save his bleating train!