 | Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...judge him in the last day. Rom. ix. 31. Israel hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Ver. 32. Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. xi. 20. Because of unbelief the Jews were broken off. xiv. 23. He that doubteth is damned if he eat,... | |
 | Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 386 pages
...nerer profited by their most punctual observances of it. This is agreeable to Rom. ix. 31, 32. " But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness hath not attained to the law of riglrtsousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by fahh, but as it were by the works of the... | |
 | Legh Richmond - Bible - 1807 - 678 pages
...which folfoweth the law of righteousness, could not attain unto righteousness. Wherefore ? because he sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." Are not these plain words ? that the gentiles, which followed no righteousness nor had any mind thereto,... | |
 | Robert Coutts - Sermons - 1808 - 460 pages
...his law. But of their labours, we have the fruitlessness on record : " Israel," says the apostle, " which followed after " the law of righteousness, hath...faith, but as it were by the works " of the law."* Such may continue, for a while, to enjoy security in the fabric whieh they have reared. But when the... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1808 - 512 pages
...Faith is a sincere seeking righteousness and salvation, of Christ, and in Christ. Rom. ix. 31, 32. " Hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore...by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." See also the promises made, both in the Old Testament and New, to them that seek the Lord. To saving... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...favour by the fulfilling thereof, have not at all attained to the state of Righteousness. IX. 32, 33 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone ; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a sttimblingstone... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 578 pages
...apostle speaks of trusting in their own righteousness as fatal to the Jews, Rom. ix. 3 1 , 32. " But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,...not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law ; for they stumbled at that stumbling stone." Together with chap. x. Terse 3. " For they, being ignorant... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1809 - 460 pages
...follow the Journal. VOL. i. AN EXTRACT REV. JOHN WESLEY'S JOURJVdLJL. WHAT SHALL WE BAT THEN ? THAT ISRAEL WHICH FOLLOWED AFTER THE LAW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,...WHEREFORE? BECAUSE THEY SOUGHT IT NOT BY FAITH, BUT AS IT HfcllK BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW. ROMANS IX. 30, 31. K g ' EXTRACT OF THE RET. JOHN WESLEY'S PREFACE... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1809 - 512 pages
...righteousness, have attained to righteousness. But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, have not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore...by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law. Sunday 9, T expounded in the evening to a small, but deeply serious company, on, There is one Mediator... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1809 - 520 pages
...plain that the same thing is asserted as in the Iwq last verses but one of the foregoing chapter. "But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,...not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore. ? I Jecause they sought it rtot by Lith, but as it were by the works of the law." And it is very unreasonable,... | |
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But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. "Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. 
