 | James Milligan - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 304
...principles, the Apostle reasons in direct reference to Abraham, and his travelling posterity. " For they that say such things declare plainly that they...seek a country ; and truly, if they had been mindful ef that country from whence they came out, they might have had an opportunity to kave returned. But... | |
 | Enoch Pond - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 112
...is certain from the apostle Paul. " Now they desire," he observes, " 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.) — In short, if God is the indivisible sum of all good, whenever he promises... | |
 | George Burder - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 332
...Testament believers are more clearly taught to expect a future and eternal inheritance in Heaven; " wherefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city" (Heb. xi. 16) : as if it had been said, God would be ashamed to be called their God, if nothing... | |
 | John Venn - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...td have the blessings of this life, " he might have had opportunity to return ; hut now he desires a better country, that is, a heavenly ; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called his God, for he hath prepared for him a city.*' .En- * But did not God afterwards give the desctndants... | |
 | 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 190
...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 ; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a... | |
 | John Sargent - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 506
...and assistance, I preached on Heb. xi, 16: — '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.' On repeating the text a second time, I could scarcely refrain from bursting into tears. For... | |
 | Thomas Robbins - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 186
...it is testified of them, in the same chapter, " 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 cjty." He that had prepared a cily for the ancient saints, is the same holy Saviour that said to his... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 234
...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 : wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a... | |
 | Church of England articles - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 234
...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 hath prepared for them a city. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...mercy and assistance, I preached on Hebrews xi. lo. " But now they seek 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." On repeating the text I could scarcely refrain from bursting into tears, for the Mount and St.... | |
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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... 
