| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...own performance, will never attain it. Observe what the apostle speaketh upon this point : " Israelb 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." This was... | |
| Johannes Evangelist Gossner - 1799 - 202 pages
...satisfaction, he sat down with his New Testament and lighted on the passage in Rom. ix. 30—33, " What shall we say then ? That the gentiles, which...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... | |
| George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...may be inferred from what St. Paul says of the Jews, Rom. ix. 30, Sec. " The Gentiles (saith he) who followed not after righteousness, have attained to...which is of faith ; but Israel, which followed after righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness." This, you will say, is strange ! What... | |
| 1802 - 374 pages
...'Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomcrrha. so What shall we say then : That the Gentiles, which followtd not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, ^even the righteousness which is of iaith ; si But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, Lath not attained to the law... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and been made like, unto Gomorrha. 30 What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles, which...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.... | |
| 1804 - 438 pages
...the Lord of Sabaoth*had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. 30 What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles, which...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.... | |
| Andrew Fuller - Faith - 1805 - 258 pages
...fatal example of the Jews, which the apostle Paul holds up to our view. The Gentiles, saith he, "who followed not after righteousness, have attained to...even the righteousness which is of faith: but Israel, who followed after the laiv of righteousness, hath not attained to the laiv of righteousness: WHEREFORE... | |
| Andrew Fuller - Faith - 1805 - 258 pages
...righteousness, have attained to righteousness ; even the righteousness which is of faith: but Israel, •who 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 ; for they... | |
| Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 388 pages
...were never profited by their most punctual observances of it. This is agreeable to Rom. is. 31, 32. " 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." And Chap.... | |
| Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 386 pages
...were nerer profited by their most punctual observances of it. This is agreeable to Rom. ix. 31, 32. " But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness hath not attained to the law of riglrtsousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by fahh, but as it were by the works of the... | |
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