 | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 326
...those of my fathers, St. Paul's remark on these expressions of the patriarchs is worthy of regard. They that say such things declare plainly, that they...have had opportunity to have returned ; but now they seek a better country ; that is an heavenly, Heb. xi. 14, 15, 16. That is to say, those holy men could... | |
 | Elias Smith - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 308
...15—Pialm xxxix. 12, and cxix. 19-] 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 they came out, they might have had an opportunity to have returned ; but now they defire a better country, that is an heavenly ; wherefore... | |
 | Thomas Belsham - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 656
...in mind that country whence they came out, they might have had op16 portunity of returning to it | : but now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: because lie hath pre17 pared for them a city. By faith Abraham, when he was 18 tried, offered... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 582
...strangers ; for, if they had had a mind thither, they might have had opportunity to have returned. XI. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly : wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God : for he hath preparedfor them a city. But, accounting themselves strangers, both in Chaldea... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...confessed* that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things, declure plainly that they seek a country. And truly if they...returned : But now they desire a better country, that is, an. heavenly." So also the respect which a godly person hath to heaven, may be compared to the respect... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 520
...came with them from Haran, and from Urof the Chaldees, by the 15th verse, where the apostle says, " and truly if they had been mindful of that country...they might have had opportunity to have returned." It was they that upon God's call left their own country. Two things may be observed in the text. 1.... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 578
...came with them from Haran, and from Ur of the Chaldees, by the 15th verse, where the apostle says, " and truly if they had been mindful of that country...they might have had opportunity to have returned." It was they that upon God's call left their own country. Two things may be observed in the text. 1.... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 554
...pilgrims on the earth. For they that say auch things, declare plainly that they seek a country. Arid truly if they had been mindful of that country from...came out, they might have had opportunity to have relumed : But now they desire a better country, that is, an/ heavenly." So also the respect which a... | |
 | 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 670
...mind that country whence they came out, they might have had op16 portunity of returning to it IT : but now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God : because he hath pre17 pared for them a city. By faith, Abraham, when he was 18 tried, offered... | |
 | Thomasen Head - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 48
...the earth : To be spiritually-minded is life and peace : 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." CONCLUSION. OH ! when shall I come to appear before the presence of my God ! When shall I see... | |
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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... 
