 | 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... | |
 | Joseph Benson - Christian literature, American - 1817 - 630 pages
...offence to those who stumble at the word." St. Paul is still more express,t " Israel hath not attained to the law of righteousness : Wherefore ? Because...stumbled at that stumbling-stone, as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone, and rock of offence." It is of Jehovah that the Psalmist speaks,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 568 pages
...here meant as in the last verses of the foregoing chapter, where he says, the Jews had " not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore * Because they...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... | |
 | George Burder - 1817 - 366 pages
...but after the Spirit." Many of the Jews " followed after righteousness, but they did not attain it. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but...were by the works of the law : for they stumbled at the stumbling stone." Let us beware of stumbling in the same manner. Faith in Christ is the chief instrument... | |
 | Thomas Scott - Calvinism - 1817 - 530 pages
...after 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, because he had not previously... | |
 | Bible - 1817 - 412 pages
...righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 3i Wherefore r Because they sought it not bv faith, but as it were by the works of the law : for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone ; 33 As it is written, * Behold, T lay in Siou a stumbling-stone and rock of offence : and whoscevpr... | |
 | Legh Richmond - Suffering - 1817 - 678 pages
...which followeth the law of righteousness, could not attain unto righteousness. Wherefore ? because he sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." Are not these plain words ? that the gentiles, which followed no righteousness nor had any mind thereto,... | |
 | Adam Clarke - 1817 - 746 pages
...God's righteousness, went about to establish their own ; тег. 3. because they sought righteousness not by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law ; chap. ¡x. 32. and therefore, had not attained to the law of righteousness; ver. 31. the same people... | |
 | Charles Grandison Finney - Religion - 2003 - 1234 pages
...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...faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law.™ 12. But let me by no means be understood as teaching sanctification by faith, as distinct from and... | |
 | 210 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 Zion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not... | |
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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.... 
