...whose maker and builder is God." — " 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 upon earth. For they that say such things,...

...of the re" ward." The Old Testament saints " 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 upon the " earth." The primitive Christians...

...patriarchs were believers. For it is said, "These all died in faitli. not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them." These promises respected the coming and death of Christ, the Messiah, whose death was typified...

...us, ver. 1 3, " These all died in faith, not having received (the accomplishment of) the promises ; but having seen them afar off: and were persuaded of them, and embraced them." This was all that was required of them ; to be persuaded of, and embrace the promises which...

...before the times of the gospel, says, that they all died in the 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. What could be said more fully...

...which is by the sea shore innumerable ; 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,...

...him faithful who had promised, &c. •' 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, &c. Abraham offered Isaac, &c. accounting that God was able to raise him up from...

..." These" (with Abel, Enoch, Noah, and Sarah) " 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...

...judged him faithful who had promised, &c. 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, &c. Abraham offered Isaac, &c. accounting that God was able to raise him up from...

...foundation, whose builder and maker is God. 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. But now they desire a better...