 | Robert Coutts - 1808 - 460 pages
...his law. But of their labours, we have the fruitlessness on record : " Israel," says the apostle, " which followed after " the law of righteousness, hath...faith, but as it were by the works " of the law."* Such may continue, for a while, to enjoy security in the fabric whieh they have reared. But when the... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1808 - 512 pages
...Faith is a sincere seeking righteousness and salvation, of Christ, and in Christ. Rom. ix. 31, 32. " Hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore...by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." See also the promises made, both in the Old Testament and New, to them that seek the Lord. To saving... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...favour by the fulfilling thereof, have not at all attained to the state of Righteousness. IX. 32, 33 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but...by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone ; As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a sttimblingstone and rock of offence : and... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 578 pages
...cannot be justified by ; as is evident by the context, the last verses of the preceeding chapter : " But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,...by faith, but as it were by the works of the law," &c. And in the 3d verse of this chapter, " For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going... | |
 | John Wesley - 1809 - 460 pages
...follow the Journal. VOL. i. AN EXTRACT REV. JOHN WESLEY'S JOURJVdLJL. WHAT SHALL WE BAT THEN ? THAT ISRAEL WHICH FOLLOWED AFTER THE LAW OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,...WHEREFORE? BECAUSE THEY SOUGHT IT NOT BY FAITH, BUT AS IT HfcllK BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW. ROMANS IX. 30, 31. K g ' EXTRACT OF THE RET. JOHN WESLEY'S PREFACE... | |
 | John Wesley - 1809 - 512 pages
...righteousness, have attained to righteousness. But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, have not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore...by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law. Sunday 9, T expounded in the evening to a small, but deeply serious company, on, There is one Mediator... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - 520 pages
...is plain that the same thing is asserted as in the Iwq last verses but one of the foregoing chapter. "But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,...not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore. ? I Jecause they sought it rtot by Lith, but as it were by the works of the law." And it is very unreasonable,... | |
 | Edward Cooper - 1810 - 540 pages
...the futility of such an attempt, the certainty of such disrecommended and enforced. 475 appointment. Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,...they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the wor/cs of the law: for they stumbled at that stumbling stone*. Surely such as tread in Israel's steps,... | |
 | Johannes van der Kemp - 1810 - 548 pages
...it should be said to her, " Thou art not my wife, and 1 am not thy husband," Hosea ii. 1. And thus "Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness,...of righteousness. Wherefore ? because they sought n by faith, but as it were by the works of the law ; for the? stumbled at that stumblingstone." Thu»... | |
 | James Macknight - 1810 - 540 pages
...not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. 31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law : for they... | |
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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. 
