For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead : otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. Lectures and Sermons - Page 353by William James Potter - 1895 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
| Episcopal Church - 1830 - 482 pages
...Truly this man was the Sou of God. Nc Wednesday before Easter. The Epistle. Heb. ix. 16. Ш'НЕКЕ a testament is, there * must also of necessity be the death of the testator ; for a testament is of force after men are dead ; otbeswise it is of no strength at all, whilst the... | |
| James Fisher - Westminster Assembly - 1831 - 408 pages
...confirmed by his death, concerning the vast legacies therebequeathed to his spiritual seed: Heb. ix. 16. "Where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." Q. 24. Why are the writings of Moses and the Prophets called the [Old Testament}? • A. Because the... | |
| William Jay - Calendars - 1832 - 704 pages
...the legacies of which were invaluable ; but it could never have become valid without his death : " For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead : otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator... | |
| 1832 - 378 pages
...who will hearken to the call—for all are called) might 'receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator... | |
| John Pearson - Apostles' Creed - 1832 - 652 pages
...is such, that it is also a Testament, and therefore the blood must be the blood of the testator ; " for where a testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." (Heb. ix. 16.) But the testator which died is not, cannot be, the Father, but the Son ; and consequently... | |
| James Scholefield - Bible - 1832 - 152 pages
...under the ßrst testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead : otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator... | |
| Isaac Ambrose - 1832 - 730 pages
...Christ is the testator of the covenant: he died to this very end, that he might confirm the covenant, " d a woman named Damaris, and others with them," for a testament is of force after men are dead, otherwise it is of no strength at all, whilst the testator... | |
| William Jay - Calendars - 1833 - 722 pages
...the legacies of which were invaluable ; but it could never have become valid without his death : " For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead : otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator... | |
| Sermons, English - 1833 - 896 pages
...Calvary, might console me if I kept that sacrifice out of sight ; — then my simple answer is, " that where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead : otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator... | |
| 1833 - 82 pages
...said, Truly this man was the Son of God. Wednesday before Easier. The Epitik. Hebrews ix. 16. VVr HERE a testament is, there must also of * " necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead; otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator... | |
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