 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1821 - 596 pages
...After simply crying to God for mercy and assistance, I preached on Hebrews xi. l6. " But now they seek a better country, that is an heavenly. Wherefore God...called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city." On repeating the text I could scarcely refrain from bursting into tears, for the Mount and St.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1821 - 612 pages
...After simply crying to God for mercy and assistance, I preached on Hebrews xi. lo. " But now they seek a better country, that is an heavenly. Wherefore God...called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city." On repeating the text I could scarcely refrain from bursting into tears, for the Mount and St.... | |
 | John Fry - 1822 - 618 pages
...mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might * Chap. «. 8. have had opportunities to have returned. But now they desire a better country...called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city." — "A heavenly country" — " a city," which they were to inhabit after death, was, then, the... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. But now they desire a better country, that is an heavenly...called their God : for he hath prepared for them a city. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promite. Rom. i.... | |
 | 1823 - 624 pages
...of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have re- • turned : but now they desire a better country, that is, an...called their God ; for he hath prepared for them a city." Heb. xi. 14. . , ' The very circumstances that attended the possession of the pro-: raised land... | |
 | Whitlock Nicol - 1823 - 356 pages
...and pilgrims on the earth, for they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a country ; wherefore GOD is not ashamed to be called their GOD, for he hath prepared for them a cityi*;" " a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is GOD'." They died in faith in Christ,... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1824 - 636 pages
...follow at thy call ; The joy prepar'd for sufFring saints, Will make amends for all. 280. A Pilgrim. 7s. But now they desire a better country, that is, an...called their GOD ; for he hath prepared for them a city — HEB. xi. 16. CHILDREN of the heav'nly King, As ye journey sweetly sing ; Sing our SAVIOUR'S... | |
 | John Sargent - Missions - 1824 - 366 pages
...weak in body. After simply crying to God for mercy and assistance, I preached on Heb. xi. 16 : — ' But, now they desire a better country, that is, an...called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city.' On repeating the text a second time, I could scarcely refrain from bursting into tears. For... | |
 | Greville Ewing - Baptism - 1824 - 268 pages
...living." The Apostle also supposes it to include eternal blessedness in the world to come. Heb. xi. 16'. " Now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly...called their God ; for he hath prepared for them a city." Which city is the heavenly Jerusalem, chap, xii. 22. This covenant, which was confirmed of God... | |
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But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. 
