| John Owen, Edward Williams - 1912 - 504 páginas
...Mel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,-by which he obtained witness that he tuas righteous, 'God testifying of his gifts ; and by it he being dead yet speaketh. $1, Connexion. §2,3.- (f.) Exposition. (54. Abel's sacrifice better than Cain's. §5. The testimony... | |
| 1809 - 618 páginas
...Abel, and to his offering.' * By faith, Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Gain ; by which, he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts.' * Christ, of God, is made unto us righteousness and sanctincation/ * We, being dead in our sins, hath... | |
| 1812 - 666 páginas
...early intimations of scripture, our attention is first arrested by the sacrifice which Abel offered, ".by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his ¡rifts." The sacred historian informs us, that Abel offered " of the firstlings of his flock," ançl... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 páginas
...his offering ; but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.' See the reason, Heb. xi. 4. ' By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain.' Bonum non, nisi ex Integra causa orilur, bonum est. Hence the good works of the heathens were but splendid... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 508 páginas
...Abel, and to his offering : but unto Cain and his offering he had no respect," Compare Heb. xi. 3. " By faith, Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain." O how defective are the saints' duties in the eye of the law I The believer himself espies many faults... | |
| Isaac Watts - 1812 - 622 páginas
...that Abel found acceptance with God, but Cain did not ; ver. 5. And as it is repeated ; Heb. Ji 4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. And probably this was the difference, because, by the «acrifice and death of the living creatures,... | |
| 1851 - 772 páginas
...first member of this church, as far as we know, was righteous Abel. " By faith Abel offered unto Ood a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he...his gifts, and by it he being dead yet speaketh." This blessed man was slain by his own brother — "and wherefore slew he him? Because his own works... | |
| William Magee - 1813 - 556 páginas
...opinion of this writer, the animal sacrifice. The words are remarkable — By faith Abel offered vnio God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which...that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts.* The words here translated, a more excellent sacrifice, are in an early version rendered a much more... | |
| John Wesley - 1813 - 470 páginas
...power; for before it wai thus created, it bad no existence in nature. 4 things which do not appear. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained a testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts ; and by it, being dead, he yet speaketh.... | |
| 1813 - 580 páginas
...Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. With Heb. xi. 4. 87 faith Abel offered unto God a moie excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, Gnd testifying of hir, gifis ; and by it he, being dead, yet speaketh. Ver 6. But without faith it... | |
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