 | Timothy Dwight - 1824 - 636 pagina’s
...conduct towards God, and towards mankind. ' By faith,' says St, Paul, ' Abel offered a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain. By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death. By faith Noah, moved with fear, prepared an ark. By faith Abraham, being called of God to go... | |
 | 1832 - 590 pagina’s
...admonition of all who profess to offer any kind of sacrifice or religious homage to God. We read, " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which be obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 580 pagina’s
...was, according to the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, who bears this testimony to it, xi. 4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he not righteotu, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead,... | |
 | 1824 - 462 pagina’s
...framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts : and by it he being dead... | |
 | Maria Hack - 1824 - 344 pagina’s
...these sacrifices acceptable to the Deity, was the exercise of faith on the part of the worshipper. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. It is possible that Abel might not fully understand that the seed which should bruise the Serpent's... | |
 | Humphrey Moore - 1824 - 366 pagina’s
...and it is equally improbable that they should invent a method, which would be pleasing to the Lord. "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain." He had faith in the divine promise: "the Seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent's head." Through... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...Davison. A very important passage, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, comes next under consideration : " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts ; and by it he, being... | |
 | George Townsend - 1825 - 808 pagina’s
...framed by the word of God ; so that things which are seen, were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts : and by it he, being... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1825 - 698 pagina’s
...sin lieth at the door : And unto thee shall he hie desire, and thou shalt rule over him, Gen. iv. 7. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts : and by it he, being... | |
 | 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...Davison. A very important passage, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, comes next under consideration : " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts ; and by it he, being... | |
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By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 
