| Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 632 páginas
...framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen, were not made of tilings which doappear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he ob. tamed с T/tnt Hit noi Ms veré adjusted !*y the Kord of Go<l] Ai the original word is aunit, I... | |
| Richard Graves - 1807 - 520 páginas
...sight of God. "By faith," says the Apostle,* " Abel of" fered unto God a more acceptable sacri" lice than Cain; by which he obtained " witness that he was' righteous, God testi" fying of his gifts, and by it, he being ''' dead, yet speaketh." What is the plain meaning of... | |
| Jonathan Edmondson - 1808 - 328 páginas
...WHICH IS BY FAITH. 1. Righteousness is by faith. Righteousness by faith is not a novel doctrine. " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...which he obtained witness that he was righteous." The faith which makes us righteous before God, is a living, active faith, which produces universal... | |
| Thomas Ellwood - 1808 - 442 páginas
...So neither shall I add further concerning him, than to say with the Apostle concerning the faithful, that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts...by it he being dead, yet speaketh. — Heb. xi. 4. JW LONDON, 2d. Month, 12th, 1714. THE _ . HISTORY OF THE . •".- LIFE •' T i $ ' f , • * OF THOMAS... | |
| 1808 - 560 páginas
...right and compleàt faith, " Abel offered unto God a more excellent -acrifice than Cain, by which be obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and by it he being dead yet spcaketh. (Heb. xi. 4.) That is, his history and death continue to teach us the above lessons, and... | |
| Samuel Stillman - 1808 - 428 páginas
...And Abel offered the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof;" compared with Heb. xi. 4. " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain." This is the first explicit account of offering sacrifice. I may ask with propriety, how came Abel to... | |
| Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 462 páginas
...better than Cain's, is another proof that sacrifices were appointed by some positive institution of GOD. By faith Abel offered unto GOD a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. The faith, of which several instances are given in this chapter, is" the belief of something declared... | |
| Ezekiel Blomfield - 1809 - 690 páginas
...without the shedding of blood there is no remission. The observation is confirmed by Hebrews zi. 4, 5, 6. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...obtained witness that he was righteous ; God testifying ofhh gifts, and by it, he being dead yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not... | |
| Church of Scotland - 1810 - 636 páginas
...the fat thereof: and the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering. With Heb. xi. 4. By £iith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he unblameable and unreproveable in God's sight " ; but that he, looking upon them in his Son, is pleased... | |
| Robert Traill - 1810 - 600 páginas
...unto God a more acceptable sacrifice than Caini by -which he obtained -witness that he -was righteousi God testifying of his gifts : and by it, he being dead, yet sptakeiht or is spoken of. And from distinguishing grace, as Abel was received and accepted ; so Cain... | |
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