 | James Milligan - 1818 - 304 pages
...these principles, the Apostle reasons in direct reference to Abraham, and his travelling posterity. " For they that say such things declare plainly that...seek a country ; and truly, if they had been mindful ef that country from whence they came out, they might have had an opportunity to kave returned. But... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 604 pages
...afar off, and were persuaded of them, and em" braced them, and confessed that they were strang" ers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say " such things, declare plainly, that they seek a coun" try. And truly, if they had been mindful of that " country from whence they came out, they might... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 600 pages
...afar off, and were persuaded of them, and em" braced them, and confessed that they were strang" ers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say " such things, declare plainly, that they seek a coun" try. And truly, if they had been mindful of that " country from whence they came out, they might... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1822 - 516 pages
...and afflicted ; but faith upheld them. " 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 indeed, my friends, the furtht» we advance in our journey through life, the more we shall find our... | |
 | William Jones - 1821 - 398 pages
...finished. Therefore, it is truly said of them ; 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* The land of Canaan was not the object of their hope : it was only a sign and... | |
 | 1840 - 1122 pages
...established upon the testimony of Scripture: "These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...such things declare plainly that they seek a country, — they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly." (Heb. xi. 13, &c.) And many triumphant hopes... | |
 | John Fry - 1822 - 618 pages
...whose maker and builder is God." — " 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 upon earth. For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a country. And,... | |
 | Edward John Burrow - 1822 - 594 pages
...desire to look into. Heb. xi. 13. 16. 39. 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. But now they desire a better country, that is an heavenly : wherefore God is... | |
 | 1816 - 1004 pages
...primitive saints ' all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar »ii, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."' (p. 153 — 155.) Of Mr. Henry's good sense, eminent piety, and great usefulness,... | |
 | Whitlock Nicol - 1823 - 356 pages
...which is by the sea shore innumerable ; these all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded...such things, declare plainly that they seek a country ?. The Israelites, then, who were inheritors of the covenant made with their fathers, also understood... | |
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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. 
