 | James Ussher - 1660 - 628 strani
...received the promises." What did their faith to them ? It made them " see the promises afar off, and they were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims in the earth." So that by comparing place with place, it appears that first this Gospel was... | |
 | Samuel Clarke - 1730 - 434 strani
...thofe things which are behind : After the example of the Patriarchs, Heb. xi. 15. who truly if they bad been mindful of That Country from whence they came...have had opportunity to have returned; But now they defire a better Country, that is, an Heavenly. Where, if We alfo have our converfation Now, we (hall... | |
 | William Sherlock - 1735 - 398 strani
...things, declare plainly that they feek a Coutitrey. And truly bad they been mindful of that Countreyfrom whence they came out, they might have had Opportunity to have returned ; but now they feek a better Cottntrey, that is, a Heavenly : Wherefore God isnotaJhamedto be called their God; for... | |
 | 1737 - 468 strani
...confefled that they were ftrangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that fey a -f- country. 15 And truly if they had been mindful of that country,...out, they might have had opportunity to have returned : 16 But now they defire a better country, that is an heavenly : wherefore God is not alhamed to be... | |
 | William Asplin - 1740 - 258 strani
...Bafil. Greg. Nyff. Athanaf. Cyrillus, Chryfoflom. Ice. See Mr. BinghamV Antlytitlts, Vol. V. p. 278. whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned : but now they dejire a better country, ie an heavenly. The fame Author alfo in the next Chapter, fpeak.ing of the... | |
 | United Brethren in Christ - 1754 - 828 strani
...were^angers and pilgrims on the earth'. For they that fay fuch things : declare plainly, that they feek a country. And truly if they had been mindful of that country from whence E 3 they they came out, they might have had And others had trial of cruet opportunity to have returned:... | |
 | Charles Leslie - 1755 - 180 strani
...plainly that they feek a Country . And 1 4, 1 5, truly, if they had been mindful of that Coun16. try from whence they came out, they might have had Opportunity to have returned: But aow they defere a better Country, that is, an heavenly. If the Land of Canaan had been all their View,... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 482 strani
...the apoftle, this cannot be the country from whence they firft came, Ur of the Chaldces, ver. i5. " And " truly, if they had been mindful of that country " from whence they came out, they might have had " an opportunity of returning thither." And therefore he concludes, that the country which they fought... | |
 | Martin Madan - 1772 - 106 strani
...Things, declare plainly that they feek a Country.—And truly, if they had been mindful of that Couatry, from whence they came out, they might have had Opportunity to have returned.— But now they defire a better Country, that is, an heavenly. Wherefore God is not afhamed to be called their God... | |
 | 1788 - 598 strani
...pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that fay fuch things declare plainly that they feek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country...they might have had opportunity to have returned. 1 6 But now they defire a better country, that is, an heavenly. Wherefore God is not afhamed to be... | |
| |
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. 
