 | John Milton - 1825 - 794 pages
...that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. Heb. xi. 4, &c. by faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. Eph. ii. 8, 9- that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.... | |
 | Thomas Mortimer - 1826 - 356 pages
...in vanity, and their years in trouble. The most eminent servants of God have excelled in this grace. 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... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 640 pages
...unto Cain and his offering he had not respect.' The ground whereof the apostle declares, Heb. xi. 4. ' 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.' In the observation... | |
 | John Pridham - 1826 - 438 pages
...was rejectedd, ^he cause of this preference is stated by the Apostle, ii. the following passage: " 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... | |
 | Andrew Thomson (of Bristol) - 1826 - 394 pages
...sacrifices of Divine institution, the declaration in Job xlii. 8. alone would be sufficient." A. No: " by faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain," wherefore God rejected Cain's offering, but had respect unto Abel's. Q. What was the consequence ?... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1827 - 340 pages
...possessed by Abel, led him to offer a sacrifice from the firstlings of his flock : for, says the Apostle, BY FAITH Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. Consequently, the want of faith in a divine revelation, on the part of Cain, led him to offer a vegetable... | |
 | George Gleig (bp. of Brechin.) - 1827 - 1124 pages
...unquestionably that assigned by the inspired author of the epistle to the Hebrews, when he says that " by faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous ;" but the question is, what was the faith which... | |
 | Grace Kennedy - 1827 - 388 pages
...and igain I appeal, for the truth of this, to the one jnchanging source of truth, — the Bible. ' By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain.' ' By faith .Enoch was translated, that he should not see death.' ' By faith Noah, being warned of God... | |
 | Grace Kennedy - 1827 - 376 pages
...and again I appeal, for the truth of this, to the one unchanging source of truth, — the Bible. ' By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain.' ' By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death.' ' By faith Noah, being warned of God... | |
 | John Platts - 1827 - 572 pages
...when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. HEB. xi. 4 : 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... | |
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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. 
