 | John Wesley - 1780 - 760 pages
...Chrift, they foon accepted it, upon the terms on which it was offered, viz. by believing. But Ifrael which followed after the Law of righteoufnefs, hath not attained to the Law of righteoufnefi. — Ver. 3i.] His meaning is, that though the Jews contended about the obfervation of... | |
 | Richard Graves - 1798 - 382 pages
...'' which followed after the law cf right eoufnejs, had " not attained to the law of rigbteoufnefs, becaufe " they fought it not by faith, but as it were, by the " works of the law, for they Jiumbled at tbatjlumbling " Jtone j" he takes care to annex to his declaration " ihefe *' thefe conciliating... | |
 | Johannes Evangelist Gossner - 1799 - 202 pages
...law of righteousness, hath not, attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone. As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, had not attained to it, said, " Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law : for they stumbled at that stumbling stone ; as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone, and rock... | |
 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...be good, and hope to be saved ; but they attain not their desires. What is the reason ? " They seek it not by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law." Rom. ix. 31. Avoid this rock, on which so many split ; and remember that the first business in religion... | |
 | William Jones - 1801 - 486 pages
...the gift of God, they who trust not in God for it will be left destitute.-— The Jews, who sought it not by Faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law, going about to establish their own righteousness, have reduced themselves to a miserable condition.... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 460 pages
...work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath fent." It is a fad word, Rom. is. 3i. 32. " Ifrael, which followed after the law of righteoufnefs, hath...by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." Turtles were accepted on the altar ' at Jerufalem, when bullocks were reje£ted on thefe at Dan and... | |
 | Alexander Fraser - 1802 - 498 pages
...for which Ifrael was rejected, in plain terms, without a parable, he ftates it thus : *f But Ifrael hath not attained to the law of " righteoufnefs. Wherefore...it were by the ** works of the law. — For they, being ignorant " of God's righteoufnefs, and going about to *' eftablifh their own righteoufnefs, have... | |
 | Alexander Fraser - 1802 - 498 pages
...In pfcrin terms,1 without a parable, he ftates it thus : " But Ifrael hath not attained td the few of " righteoufnefs. Wherefore ? Becaufe they " fought it, not by faith, but as it were by the <ci^orks of the law. — For they, being ignorant ** of God's righteouftiefs, and going about to "... | |
 | Herman Witsius - 1803 - 476 pages
...for righteoufnefs. Paul declares tWs, Rom. ix. 31, 32. '' but Ifrael which followed after the law tif righteoufnefs, hath not attained to the law of righteoufnefs;...by the works of the law: for they ftumbled at that flumbling ftone." To the lame purpofe it is, that, Gal. iv. 24, 25. he compares to the lfhmaclites... | |
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But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. 
