| James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...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...they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." This was their stumbling stone, as he there saith. Again, it is the nature of many... | |
| Johannes Evangelist Gossner - 1799 - 202 pages
...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...they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone. As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 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 ; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in... | |
| Andrew Fuller - Faith - 1805 - 258 pages
...is of faith: but Israel, who followed after the laiv of righteousness, hath not attained to the laiv 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.* Though we had not been elsewhere told,... | |
| Andrew Fuller - Faith - 1805 - 258 pages
...live without religion. They followed after the law of righteousness ; yet they did not attain it ; and wherefore ? because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works of the law ; for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone. And shall we direct our hearers to follow... | |
| Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 388 pages
...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...they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law." And Chap. x. 4. " For Christ is the end of the Jaw for righteousness to every one... | |
| Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1807 - 550 pages
...judge him in the last day. Rom. ix. 31. Israel hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Ver. 32. Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. xi. 20. Because of unbelief the Jews were broken off. xiv. 23. He that doubteth is... | |
| Robert Coutts - Sermons - 1808 - 460 pages
...labours, we have the fruitlessness on record : " Israel," says the apostle, " which followed after " the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the " law...they " sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works " of the law."* Such may continue, for a while, to enjoy security in the fabric whieh they have... | |
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