 | Oliver Heywood - 1796 - 272 pages
...attained to the law of righteoufnefs. Wherefore? OTI HX EX wrswr, becaufe they fought it not in the way of faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they ftumbled at that fturnbling ftone." Rom. is. 31, 32. ">•*£>4"4" and your joy to heavinefs. Humble... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - Sermons - 1796 - 738 pages
...righleoufncls, hath not •aaJncd to tha law of righieoulnefs. Wherefore ! Becautc they louglu it rut by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law. Chap. x. 3. Ifrael be. iog ignorant of God's righieoulncli, and yoing about (o eltablilh their own... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1797 - 514 pages
...fin : Neither had I the ztitncfs of the jpirit with my fpirit. And indeed could not: for " I fought it not by faith, (but as it were) by the works of the Law." 1i. In my return to England, January 1731, being in imminent danger of death, and very unealy on that... | |
 | Ebenezer Erskine - Sermons - 1798 - 622 pages
...law of righteoufnefs, hath not attained to the law of righteoufnefs. Wherefore ? Becaufe they fought it, not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law ; and by the works of the law fhall no flefh living be juftified." But, Sirs, though ye can never attain... | |
 | Johannes Evangelist Gossner - 1799 - 202 pages
...righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore ? Because they...stumbled at that stumblingstone. As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...giving a reason why Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, had not attained to it, said, " 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 Sion a stumbling stone, and rock of offence :... | |
 | William Jones - Theology - 1801 - 486 pages
...lily, being the gift of God, they \vho trust not in God for it will be left destitute.—The Jews, who sought it not by Faith, but, as it were, by the. works of the law, going about to establish their own righteousness, have reduced themselves to a miserable condition.... | |
 | Alexander Fraser - Bible - 1802 - 498 pages
...: *f But Ifrael hath not attained to the law of " righteoufnefs. Wherefore ? Becaufe they " fought it, not by faith, but as it were by the ** works of the law. — For they, being ignorant " of God's righteoufnefs, and going about to *' eftablifh their own righteoufnefs, have... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 460 pages
...law of righteoufnefs, hath not attained to the law of righteoufnefs. Wherefore ? Becaufe they fought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." Turtles were accepted on the altar' at Jerufalem, when bullocks were reje£ted on thefe at Dan and... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart, that God hath raised him from the they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works cf the law for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone ; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay inSion a... | |
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What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith ; but Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.... 
