 | 1804 - 498 pages
...Lord had respect to Abel and to his offering ; but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts. Did not this firstling of Abel's flock represent that lamb of God who took away the sin of the world,... | |
 | Charles Daubeny - 1802 - 512 pages
...marked preference is given by the Apostle in the eleventh chapter to the Hebrews; where he says, " that by Faith, Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...that he was righteous; God testifying of his gifts." Heb. xi. 4. Now " Faith (we are told by the same Apostle in the opening of the chapter, which records... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...framed by the word of God; so that things which are seen, were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...which he obtained witness, that he was righteous, God testify ing of his gifts; and by it he, being dead, yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated,... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...house of God, let us draw near in full assurance of faith. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen : for by it the elders obtained a good report who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righ'.eousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of... | |
 | Richard Wright - 1805 - 420 pages
...depended on the moral charaq' ter of the worshipper. It is further supported by what is said, Ileb. xi. 4. By faith Abel offered unto GOD a more excellent sacrifice...by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, GOT) testifying of his gifts : this shows that God's acceptance of his sacrifice was a testimony to... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 632 pages
...framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen, were not made of tilings which doappear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he ob. tamed с T/tnt Hit noi Ms veré adjusted !*y the Kord of Go<l] Ai the original word is aunit, I... | |
 | Jonathan Edmondson - 1808 - 328 pages
...WHICH IS BY FAITH. 1. Righteousness is by faith. Righteousness by faith is not a novel doctrine. " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...which he obtained witness that he was righteous." The faith which makes us righteous before God, is a living, active faith, which produces universal... | |
 | Ezekiel Blomfield - 1809 - 690 pages
...without the shedding of blood there is no remission. The observation is confirmed by Hebrews zi. 4, 5, 6. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...obtained witness that he was righteous ; God testifying ofhh gifts, and by it, he being dead yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1810 - 636 pages
...the fat thereof: and the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering. With Heb. xi. 4. By £iith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he unblameable and unreproveable in God's sight " ; but that he, looking upon them in his Son, is pleased... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 506 pages
...way and manner of the creation of all things, which faith discovers. VEtSE 4. By faith Abel nff~ered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he teas righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead yet sfieaketh. §1, Connexion.... | |
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By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts : and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 
