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...sight of God. "By faith," says the Apostle,* " Abel of" fered unto God a more acceptable sacri" lice than Cain; by which he obtained " witness that he was' righteous, God testi" fying of his gifts, and by it, he being ''' dead, yet speaketh." What is the plain meaning of...

...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...

...right and compleàt faith, " Abel offered unto God a more excellent -acrifice than Cain, by which be obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and by it he being dead yet spcaketh. (Heb. xi. 4.) That is, his history and death continue to teach us the above lessons, and...

...So neither shall I add further concerning him, than to say with the Apostle concerning the faithful, that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts ; and by it he being dead, yet speaketh. — Heb. xi. 4. JW LONDON, 2d. Month, 12th, 1714. THE _ . HISTORY OF THE . •".- LIFE •'...

...better than Cain's, is another proof that sacrifices were appointed by some positive institution of GOD. By faith Abel offered unto GOD a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. The faith, of which several instances are given in this chapter, is" the belief of something declared...

...translated him ; in body and soul carried him to heaven without dying, as it is explained in Heb. xi. 5. "By faith Enoch was translat.ed that he should not see death." By this wonderful work of God, the work of redemption was carried to a greater height, in several respects,...

...And Abel offered the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof;" compared with Heb. xi. 4. " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain." This is the first explicit account of offering sacrifice. I may ask with propriety, how came Abel to...

...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...

...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...