 | John Bunyan - 1816 - 810 pages
...? yea the text, says plainly plainly, that therefore they obtained not righteousness, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. See here, they are disowned by the gospel, because they sought it not by faith, that is, by faith only.... | |
 | David Brown, Charles Simeon - Missions - 1816 - 528 pages
...them. Hence though they follow after the law of righteousness, they do not obtain it, because they seek it not by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. Here then, good works have no place at all. We are to look after no recommending qualifications for... | |
 | William Brown (M.D.) - Bible - 1816 - 542 pages
...the law of righteousness, but do not attain to it; wherefore? because," says the apostle, " they seek it not by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the Law."' The Hindoos, for instance, seek it in the sacrifice of themselves and children to the idol Juggernaut,... | |
 | Joseph Benson - Christian literature, American - 1817 - 630 pages
...still more express,t " Israel 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 stumbling-stone, as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone,... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1817 - 530 pages
...the law of righteousness, hath not at" tained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Be" cause they sought it not by faith, but as it were by " the works of the law: for they stumbled at that stum" bling-stone."J Was any true believer ever excluded from justification,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 568 pages
...chapter, where he says, the Jews had " 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 ; as is plain, because the apostle is still speaking of the same thing; the words are a continuation... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1817 - 746 pages
...followed after the law of righteousness, had not attained to the law of righteousness, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling stone;" he takes care to anne* to this declaration, these conciliating... | |
 | Hosea Ballou - Sermons, American - 1818 - 432 pages
...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 stumbled at the stumbling stone ; as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone,... | |
 | Isaac Milner - Sermons, English - 1820 - 466 pages
...justification by faith, St. Paul observes, the Jews " attained not the law of righteousness, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the Law:" " they stumbled at that stumbling-stone and rock of offence," which lay in Sion; they went about "... | |
 | Isaac Milner - Sermons, English - 1820 - 462 pages
...justification by faith, St. Paul observes, the Jews " attained not the law of righteousness, because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the Law:" " they stumbled at that stumbling-stone and rock of offence," which lay in Sion ; they went about "... | |
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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. 
