| Thom Scott - Theology - 1823 - 670 pages
...of the re" ward." The Old Testament saints " 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 upon the " earth." The primitive Christians " suffered joy" fully the spoiling of their goods,... | |
| Robert South - Apologetics - 1823 - 610 pages
...before the times of the gospel, says, that they all died in the 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. What could be said more fully and expressly to shew the insolence of that assertion,... | |
| George Stanley Faber - Covenant theology - 1823 - 468 pages
...These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off: and they were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly, that they seek a country. And... | |
| John Locke - Philosophy, Modern - 1823 - 448 pages
...us, ver. 1 3, " These all died in faith, not having received (the accomplishment of) the promises ; but having seen them afar off: and were persuaded of them, and embraced them." This was all that was required of them ; to be persuaded of, and embrace the promises which... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1823 - 508 pages
...patriarchs were believers. For it is said, "These all died in faitli. not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them." These promises respected the coming and death of Christ, the Messiah, whose death was typified... | |
| Harvey Marriott - 1824 - 480 pages
...prepare a place for you. ".f. And then> too, of the saints of old, the Holy Spirit hath declared that they "died in faith, not having received the promises,...embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims upon earth. For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a country."* ; But,... | |
| 1824 - 762 pages
...fullest apostolical authority, 1kb. xi. 13. " These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth." And therefore Godwyn, whom we have before cited, properly enough observes, " the posture of the cherubim... | |
| 1824 - 172 pages
..." These" (with Abel, Enoch, Noah, and Sarah) " 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. For they that say such things declare plainly, that they seek a country : —... | |
| Congregational churches - 1828 - 594 pages
...foundation, whose builder and maker is God. 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. But now they desire a better country, that is an heavenly." These persons rejoiced... | |
| John Locke - Bible - 1824 - 530 pages
...him faithful who had promised, &c. •' These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed, &c. Abraham offered Isaac, &c. accounting that God was able to raise him up from the dead, &c. Moses... | |
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