 | 1816 - 458 pages
...Good works are the works of a justified man. ' The Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering.' ' By faith, Abel offered Unto God a more excellent sacrifice...that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts.' ' Christ, of God, is made unto us righteousness and sanctification.' ' We, being dead in our sins,... | |
 | 1816 - 432 pages
...justified man. ' The Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering.' ' By faith, Abel offered iiuto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain ; by which,...that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts.' ' Christ, of God, is made unto us righteousness and sanctification.' ' We, being dead in our sins,... | |
 | John Brodhead Romeyn - 1816 - 458 pages
...ascribed only to divine appointment, for we are expressly informed, that " by faith Abel offer" ed unto God a more excellent sacrifice than " Cain ; by which he obtained witness that he a (ion. Hi. 15. " was righteous, God testifying of his gifts4." Now, as " faith is the substance of... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1816 - 810 pages
...offering." But why to Abel ? Why, because his person was made righteous before he offered his gift : " By which he obtained witness that he was righteous;" God testifying of his gifts, that they were good and acceptable, because they declared Abel's acceptation of the righteousness of... | |
 | Sir Charles Abraham Elton - 1818 - 238 pages
...of the forest is mine, and mine are the cattle upon a thousand hills:" Plalm 1. 9. And Heb. xi. 4, " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...that he was righteous, God testifying of HIS GIFTS." These sacrifices are spoken of repeatedly by God's prophets in contemptuous terms, as of no value in... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1822 - 326 pages
...throne of God.' The first of these, among the children of Adam," proceeded Mr. Fairchild, " was Abel : ' 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. By faith Enoch was translated, that.he... | |
 | 1823 - 880 pages
...throngh the Gospel, which was first proclaimed to • Adam : on every other ground they were rejected. ' By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...by which he obtained witness that he was righteous/ The sacrifice of animals was a representation of the sacrifice of Christ ; and the offering of them... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 446 pages
...had given them grounds to hope for. Of what avail this faith was •with God, we may see, ver. 4, " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...which he obtained witness that he was righteous." Ver. 5, " By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death : for before his translation... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 454 pages
...had given them grounds to hope for. Of what avail this faith was •with God, we may see, ver. 4, " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...which he obtained witness that he was righteous." Ver. 5, " By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death : for before his translation... | |
 | John Locke - 1823 - 448 pages
...given them grounds to hope for. Of what avail this faith was with God, we may see, ver. 4, " By faitli Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than...which he obtained witness that he was righteous." Ver. 5, " By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death : for before his translation... | |
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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. 
