 | 1804 - 498 pages
...offering he had not respect. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts. Did not this firstling of Abel's flock represent that lamb of God who took away the sin of the world,... | |
 | Francis Randolph - Advent sermons - 1800 - 256 pages
...if by faith, as the Apostle argues, Abel offered unto GOD a more excellent sacrifice than Cain; if he obtained witness that he was righteous, GOD testifying of his gifts, and by it he being dead yet speaketh; then the crime by which he fell, is an illustration of the great... | |
 | 1802 - 374 pages
...things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness, that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts ; and by it he, being dead, yet speak:th. 5 By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death... | |
 | Charles Daubeny - Atonement - 1802 - 512 pages
...where he says, " that by Faith, Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain; by which he obtained witness that he was righteous; God testifying of his gifts." Heb. xi. 4. Now " Faith (we are told by the same Apostle in the opening of the chapter, which records... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...fell. With Heb. xi. 4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained •witness that he was righteous, -God testifying of his gifts ; and by it he, being dead, yet speaketh. Ver. 6. But without faith it is impossible to please him... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 408 pages
...does the Bible afford you one. It appears plain to me, that Abel had his sacrifice to look to, when he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and by his faith he has still a voice in the word of God. Noah had both his altar and sacrifice to... | |
 | John Jones - 1812 - 1054 pages
..." are remarkable. By faith Ab«.-l oU'ered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts." But surely the obvious meaning of the words is, By faith in God, Abel otTered unto God a more excellent... | |
 | Missions - 1809 - 618 pages
...to his offering.' * By faith, Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Gain ; by which, he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts.' * Christ, of God, is made unto us righteousness and sanctincation/ * We, being dead in our sins, hath... | |
 | William Magee - Atonement - 1812 - 532 pages
...are remarkable — By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacri~ jice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts~\-. The words here translated, a more excellent sacrifice, are in an early version rendered a much more... | |
 | Missions - 1863 - 904 pages
...Abel approaching God as a sinner, and saying, " Have mercy on me, 0 Lord." When we are told that " he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts ;" do we not see a further signification than that developed by ideas of substitution and atonement... | |
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By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 
