...Abraham and Sarah, says, " These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth, J> Heb. xi. Then the apostle proceeds to shew that they sought a better country,...

...walking iu the same way, These all died in faith ; not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Brethren! it is the utmost wish of my heart, and my most earnest prayer, that...

...builder and maker is God. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And...

...their way ? Was it by faith, or sight ? They advanced only on the ground of divine assurances; and they were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims upon earth. Do not, therefore, allow yourself even to wish for the by-path, which needs no...

...general, he says, " these all died in faith, not having " received the promises, but having seen " them afar off, and were persuaded of " them, and embraced them, and con" fessed that they were strangers and piN ** grims upon earth. For they that say " such things declare...

...promises ; Heb. xi. 13. " These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.'' § 9. There is contained in the nature of faith a sense of our own unworthiness....

...him to all others : Heb. xi. 13, &c. " These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seek a country. And...

...notice that " these all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers," &c. — In these words the apostle seems to have a more particular respect to Abraham and {Sarah, and...

...shore inaumerable. 13 Thèse ail died in faith, not having received thé promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and coiitessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on thé earth. 14 For they that say tndi montrent...

...but faith upheld them. " These all died in faith ; not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them." And indeed, my friends, the furtht» we advance in our journey through life, the more we shall find our...