 | Samuel Whitman - Atonement - 1814 - 390 pages
...followed alter 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: ibr they stumbled at that stumbling stone." By "works of the law" in this place, it is impussible that... | |
 | James BOWDEN (Minister at Tooting.) - 1814 - 634 pages
...and sought justification before God, " have 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." " I bear them record" (adds the Apostle, chap. x. 2, 3), that " they have a zeal of God, but not according... | |
 | 1835 - 612 pages
...Israel who followed after righteousness, hath not attained unto the law of righteousness. Wherefore ? " Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." How different is the case of the awakened sinner, when he embraces, not a crucifix, but the Cross ;... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore ? Beeause they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the f E,alai, Isaiah x. 22. g Sahaetb, hosts. The original Hebrew word signifies sun, moon, and stars,... | |
 | Nathan Bangs - Theology, Doctrinal - 1815 - 336 pages
...'God, the 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
...stools to sit on ? 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
...Israel, which 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... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1817 - 746 pages
...Israel, which 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... | |
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Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. 
