| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 512 pages
...embracing the promises : Heb. xi. 13. " These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." 1 Cor. xiii. 7. " Charity belicveth all things, hopeth all things." If that... | |
| John Rotheram - Faith - 1808 - 172 pages
...chapter of the epistle to the Hebrews. * " These all died in faith, not having received " the promises, but having seen them afar off, " and were persuaded...them, and confessed that they were strangers " and pilgrims on the earth." How thankful then ought we to be for those superior lights with which we are... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 514 pages
...in embracing the promises : Heb. xi. 13. "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." 1 Cor. xiii. 7. " Charity believeth all things, hopcth all things." If thai... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 540 pages
...him to all others. Heb. xi. I3j &c. " These all died in fuith, not having received the promises, but were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed*...pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things, declure plainly that they seek a country. And truly if they had been mindful of that country from whence... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 520 pages
...those instances, he takes notice that " these all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers," &c. In these words the apostle seems to have a more particular respect to Abraham and Sarah, and their... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 578 pages
...those instances, he takes notice that " these all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers," &c. In these words the apostle seems to have a more particular respect to Abraham and Sarah, and their... | |
| William Jones - Anglican Communion - 1810 - 522 pages
...finished. Therefore it is truly said of them ; these all died in faith, not having received the promises ; but having seen them afar off", and were persuaded...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth *. The land of Canaan was not the object of their hope : it was only a sign and... | |
| Thomas Scott - Sermons, English - 1810 - 498 pages
...recompence of reward." The Old Testament-saints " all died in faith, not hav" ing received the promises, but having seen them " afar off; and were persuaded..." them, and confessed that they were strangers and " pilgrims upon the earth." The primitive Christians "suffered joyfully the spoiling of their goods,... | |
| James Macknight - Bible - 1810 - 586 pages
...which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 12 Ato xai af>' !vo§ eyevvriQriGav, xai ravra vewxpopevov, xaflwg va a^pa TOV... | |
| Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...Chapters riii. a. ami x ] Heb. xi. 13. These all died in faith, ,not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. m Gal. iii. 7. Know ye therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are... | |
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