 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...meanest : God selected this poor beggar's hand for two reasons. First, in respect of God. I say, first, " Therefore* it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed ; not to that only which is of the. law, but to that also... | |
 | James Ussher, Joseph Crabb - 1660 - 432 pages
...the meaneft : Godfele&ed this poor beggars hand for two reasons. Firft, in refpeft of God.. I fay I. Therefore it is of faith that it might be by grace , to the end the promt fe might be \nre te all the feed-? not to.that only which is of the Law, bttt to that alfo... | |
 | 1737 - 502 pages
...at all, you had been much lefs obnoxious to the divine Pleafure than you nmu are. 1 6. Therefore ;'/ is of faith, that it might * be by grace ; to the end the promifemight be fure to all the feed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that alfo which... | |
 | Charles Wheatly - 1746 - 500 pages
...Abraham or to his Seed through the Law, but through the Righteoufnefs of Faith, Rom. iv. 9 — 13. Therefore it is of Faith, that it might be by Grace ; to the End the Promife might be fare to all the Seed, not to that only 'which is oj the Law, but to that alfo... | |
 | John Abernethy - 1748 - 414 pages
...faith, as in oppofition to the law ; which two ap-*" pear from the text to have a necefiary connexion. Therefore it is of faith that it might be by grace, to the end the promife might be fure to all the feed, not to that only which is of the law, bill to that alfo... | |
 | Micaiah Towgood - 1751 - 306 pages
...particularly ver. 16, 17. Therefore IT (ie the blefiednefs, or juftification, of the Abrabamic covenant) is of FAITH, that it might be by grace; to the end THE PROMISE might be fure to ALL THE SEED ; not to that only ivUch is of THE LAW, but to that alfo... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1754 - 772 pages
...the Law, (Rom. iv. i 3.) but by Faith. And why by Faith ? He giveth the Reafon Ver. 16. There' fore it is of Faith, that it might be by Grace : To the End that the Promife might be fare to all the Seed ; not only to that Seed which is of tie Law, namely, the Jews ; but to that alfo... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...alfo dcfcribeth the bleflednefs of the man unto whom God imputeth righteoufnefs without works, v. 16. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promife might be fure to all the feed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that alfo which... | |
 | John Brown - 1766 - 626 pages
...heirs of t hi from: fes by the law, as they thought he tells, that the law works wrath. VERSES 1 6. 17. 'Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace ; to the end the promife might be fare to all thef-.eJ not to that only which is of the law, but to that aifo which... | |
 | Thomas Dutton - 1778 - 200 pages
...by faith alone; ie by faith, without works. And the apoftle gives the reafons of it, Horn. iv. 1 6. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, to the end the promife might before to all the feed. It is of faith, ie of faith alone ; (empty-handed faith,... | |
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Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all... 
