 | Samuel Lavington - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 640
...Whenever he distributes favours, he gives like a God. " But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God ; for he hath prepared for them a city" (Heb. xi. 16)—'" a continuing city" — " a city which hath foundations" — " a kingdom which... | |
 | Archibald Bonar - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 534
...XII. HEAVEN PREPARED FOR THE RIGHTEOUS. HUB. xi. 16. But now they desire a better country, that zV, an heavenly: "wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them cf city. THE change of his views and pursuits which every sincere lover of the Saviour experiences,... | |
 | Jean Calvin - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 606
...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...returned. But now they desire a better country, that (2) Gen. xxxv. 22. (a) Gen. xxx*iii. 13—18. (4) Gen. xlii. (r) Gen. xlvii. 9is, an heavenly; wherefore... | |
 | Charles Daubeny - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...that say " such things declare plainly that they " seek a country, a better country; that " is, an heavenly ; wherefore God is not ** ashamed to be called their God, for " he hath prepared for them a city." Heb. xi. 13. The Apostle having thus proved, by an induction of particulars, that true religion... | |
 | Moses Lowman - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 428
...he well understands of an heaven16. ly country ; but now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly ; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city. When God appeared to Moses, and sent him to deliver the children of Israel out of the bondage... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 568
...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...returned : But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly." — The respect which a godly person hath to heaven may be compared to the respect which... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 636
...himself to make them happy after this life, according to what the author to the Hebrews observes, " wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God ; for he hath prepared for them a city," Ileb. xi. Iti. This way of arguing was of great force againtt the Sadducees, who denied the... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 490
...them, they confessed, that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they, that 1 Art. vii. say such things, declare plainly, that they seek a...returned : but now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly.' Hence it appears, to adopt the language of the Church, that all these fathers, martyrs,... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 600
...pilgrims on the earth. For they that say " such things, declare plainly, that they seek a coun" try. And truly, if they had been mindful of that " country...returned; but now " they desire a better country, that is an heavenly : " wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their " God : for he hath prepared for them... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 604
...pilgrims on the earth. For they that say " such things, declare plainly, that they seek a coun" try. And truly, if they had been mindful of that " country...; but now " they desire a better country, that is an heavenly : " wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their " God : for he hath prepared for them... | |
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And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned ; but now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God ; for he... 
