 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 sider
...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... | |
 | John Flavel - 1689 - 412 sider
...without it, when you go out of the world. " These all died in faith, not having received the promises ; but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them." Heb. 11 : 13. These excellent persons all died embracing the promises in the arms of their faith.... | |
 | Samuel Clarke - 1730 - 434 sider
...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... | |
 | William Sherlock - 1735 - 398 sider
...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... | |
 | 1737 - 468 sider
...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... | |
 | William Asplin - 1740 - 258 sider
...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... | |
 | United Brethren in Christ - 1754 - 828 sider
...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:... | |
 | Charles Leslie - 1755 - 180 sider
...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,... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 482 sider
...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... | |
 | David Wilson - 1762 - 332 sider
...fervont whom I up' h-Ad, &c. Heb. xi. 13. Theft all died in faith, not having received the pramifes, but having SEEN them afar off, and were PERSUADED of them, and EMBRACED them — Comp. John i. 12. John v. 40. Te WILL NOT COME TO ME, that ye might have life. .Ifai. Iv.... | |
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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. 
