| Richard Cecil - Theology - 1825 - 436 pages
...all who are walking in the same way, ' 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.' Brethren ! it is the utmost wish of my heart, and my most earnest prayer, that... | |
| Thomas Scott - Sermons, English - 1825 - 632 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,... | |
| Church of England articles - 1825 - 130 pages
...Article II. ref. d, r. d Heb. xi. 13 — IT. 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. For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a country. And... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1825 - 462 pages
...they enjoyed peculiar tokens of his favor. " They 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. Wherefore God was not ashamed to be called their God ; and prepared for them... | |
| William Carpenter - Bible - 1825 - 698 pages
...shall all nations be blessed, Gal. iii. 8. 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, Heb. xi. 13. VER. 57. Eftnv ouv oí 'lov&atot етрос avTÓv ntvГГЦ C'îrra)... | |
| William Malkin - Christianity - 1825 - 504 pages
...Article II. Nos. 4, 5. Heb. xi. 13—17. Those 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 ; and... | |
| John Edward Nassau Molesworth - Advent sermons - 1825 - 478 pages
...patriarchs and holy men enumerated by St. Paul "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 on the earth1." They " rejoiced," as Jesus himself declared of Abraham, to see his day, and... | |
| Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1825 - 480 pages
...ajigure"* It was a faith, in the exercise of which the patriarchs " died, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...them and embraced them, and confessed that they were pilgrims and strangers upon earth;" and by which they were led to desire " an heavenly country." It... | |
| Richard Cecil - Theology - 1825 - 488 pages
...their way? Was it by faith, or sight ? They advanced only on the ground of divine assurances; 'and they were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims upon earth.' Do not, therefore, allow yourself even to wish (or the by-path, which needs no... | |
| Elisha Bates - Society of Friends - 1825 - 340 pages
...of the efficacy of faith: and then says: "These all died in faith; not having received the promise, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them." Heb. 11. 13. Our Lord also testified: "Your Father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw... | |
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