 | Samuel Clarke - 1730 - 434 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 482 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | 1800 - 458 Seiten
...(i) does argue very forcibly, " Tba"t they who fay fuch things, declare plainly, tint *' they feefc a country. And truly if they had been mindful of <«...had " opportunity to have 'returned : but now they ddire a better " country, that is, an heavenly." ' If the land of Canaan had bceri all their view,... | |
 | 1800 - 464 Seiten
...Apoftle (/) does argue very forcibly, " That they who fay fuch things, declare plainly, that " they feek a country. And truly if they had been mindful of "...country from whence they came out, they might have hard' 44 opporhiniiy to have returned: but now they defire a better rt country, that is, an heavenly."... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - 1801 - 374 Seiten
...ftrangers and pil" grims on the earth. For they, that fay " fuch things, declare plainly, that they " feek a country. And truly if they had. " been mindful of...had opportunity to have returned : but " now they defire a better country, that is, *' an heavenly6," Hence it appears, to adopt the language of the... | |
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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. For they that say such things declare plainly that... 
