...sacrfiice. The words are remarkable — By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacri~ jice than Cain, by which he obtained witness 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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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...testifying of 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...

...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...

...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....