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I. THE PRINCIPLE.

II. THE PRACTICE. Godliness must be exercised; religion is a personal matter. He must exercise himself vigorously.

III. THE PROFIT.

(D. Thomas.)

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KJV: For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

WEB: For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.