 | Nathan Bangs - Theology, Doctrinal - 1815 - 336 pages
...Apostle in verse 32. assigns a reason why they did not attain to the law of righteousness. Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. How different the reason mentioned by Paul for their punishment, from that which your doctrine assigns.... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1816 - 810 pages
...? yea the text, says plainly plainly, that therefore they obtained not righteousness, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. See here, they are disowned by the gospel, because they sought it not by faith, that is, by faith only.... | |
 | William Paley - 1816 - 396 pages
...followed after the law of righteousness, hud not attained to the law of righteousness, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone," he takes care to annex to this declaration these conciliating... | |
 | William Brown (M.D.) - Bible - 1816 - 542 pages
...the law of righteousness, but do not attain to it; wherefore? because," says the apostle, " they seek it not by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the Law."' The Hindoos, for instance, seek it in the sacrifice of themselves and children to the idol Juggernaut,... | |
 | David Brown, Charles Simeon - Missions - 1816 - 528 pages
...them. Hence though they follow after the law of righteousness, they do not obtain it, because they seek it not by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. Here then, good works have no place at all. We are to look after no recommending qualifications for... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 568 pages
...chapter, where he says, the Jews had " 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 ; as is plain, because the apostle is still speaking of the same thing; the words are a continuation... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1817 - 746 pages
...followed after the law of righteousness, had not attained to the law of righteousness, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling stone;" he takes care to anne* to this declaration, these conciliating... | |
 | Joseph Benson - Christian literature, American - 1817 - 630 pages
...still more express,t " Israel 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, for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone, as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone,... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1817 - 530 pages
...the law of righteousness, hath not at" tained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Be" cause they sought it not by faith, but as it were by " the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stum" bling-stone."J Was any true believer ever excluded from justification,... | |
 | Hosea Ballou - Sermons, American - 1818 - 432 pages
...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 : for they stumbled at the stumbling stone ; as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone,... | |
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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. 
