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" These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. "
An Exposition of the Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews - Page 63
by John Brown - 1862
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The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher...: With a Life of the Author...

James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...received the promises." What did their faith to them ? It made them " see the promises afar off, and they were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims in the earth." So that by comparing place with place, it appears that first this Gospel was...
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Sermons on the Following Subjects ...

Samuel Clarke - 1730 - 434 pages
...thofe things which are behind : After the example of the Patriarchs, Heb. xi. 15. who truly if they bad been mindful of That Country from whence they came...have had opportunity to have returned; But now they defire a better Country, that is, an Heavenly. Where, if We alfo have our converfation Now, we (hall...
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A Discourse Concerning the Happiness of Good Men: And the Punishment of the ...

William Sherlock - 1735 - 398 pages
...things, declare plainly that they feek a Coutitrey. And truly bad they been mindful of that Countreyfrom whence they came out, they might have had Opportunity to have returned ; but now they feek a better Cottntrey, that is, a Heavenly : Wherefore God isnotaJhamedto be called their God; for...
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A Paraphrase with Notes, on the Acts of the Apostles, and Upon All ..., Volume 2

1737 - 468 pages
...confefled that they were ftrangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that fey a -f- country. 15 And truly if they had been mindful of that country,...out, they might have had opportunity to have returned : 16 But now they defire a better country, that is an heavenly : wherefore God is not alhamed to be...
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Alkibla: A Disquisition Upon Worshiping Towards the East

William Asplin - 1740 - 258 pages
...Bafil. Greg. Nyff. Athanaf. Cyrillus, Chryfoflom. Ice. See Mr. BinghamV Antlytitlts, Vol. V. p. 278. whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned : but now they dejire a better country, ie an heavenly. The fame Author alfo in the next Chapter, fpeak.ing of the...
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A Collection of Hymns of the Children of God in All Ages, from the Beginning ...

United Brethren in Christ - 1754 - 828 pages
...were^angers and pilgrims on the earth'. For they that fay fuch things : declare plainly, that they feek a country. And truly if they had been mindful of that country from whence E 3 they they came out, they might have had And others had trial of cruet opportunity to have returned:...
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The case of the Jews, considered with respect to Christianity, by the author ...

Charles Leslie - 1755 - 180 pages
...plainly that they feek a Country . And 1 4, 1 5, truly, if they had been mindful of that Coun16. try from whence they came out, they might have had Opportunity to have returned: But aow they defere a better Country, that is, an heavenly. If the Land of Canaan had been all their View,...
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The Works of the Most Reverend John Tillotson, Lord Archbishop of ..., Volume 5

John Tillotson - 1757 - 482 pages
...the apoftle, this cannot be the country from whence they firft came, Ur of the Chaldces, ver. i5. " And " truly, if they had been mindful of that country " from whence they came out, they might have had " an opportunity of returning thither." And therefore he concludes, that the country which they fought...
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A scriptural comment upon the Thirty-nine articles, by M. Madan

Martin Madan - 1772 - 106 pages
...Things, declare plainly that they feek a Country.—And truly, if they had been mindful of that Couatry, from whence they came out, they might have had Opportunity to have returned.— But now they defire a better Country, that is, an heavenly. Wherefore God is not afhamed to be called their God...
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Sacred Extracts: Or, Books and Chapters Selected from the New and Old ...

1788 - 598 pages
...pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that fay fuch things declare plainly that they feek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country...they might have had opportunity to have returned. 1 6 But now they defire a better country, that is, an heavenly. Wherefore God is not afhamed to be...
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