...they feek to enter in, but they (hall not be able, Luke xiii. 24. They feek i'alvation, but they feek it not by faith; but, as it were, by the works of the law. They pretend refpeft to the law, and yet affront it by refufing the only law-biding, law-fulfilling...

...find ?". Yea, but they fhall feek to enter, and fhall not be able; becaufe they feek in a legal way ; not by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law. And this is indeed one of the great things that makes the way ftrait. 5. Try if you have feen Chrift,...

...contrary, so stout-hearted, and far from this way of righteousness, are men, that they seek justification, not by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law, and go about to establish their own righteousness, and will not submit to the righteousness of Christ....

...the law of righteoufnefs, ** had not attained to the law of righteouf" nefs, becaufe they fought knot by faith, " but as it were by the works of the law, ** for they ftumbled at that ftumbling-ftone," he takes care to annex to this declaration thefe thefe...

...fin : Neither had I the ruztncfs of the Jpirit with my fpirit. And indeed could not : for " I fought it not by faith, (but as it were) by the works of the Law." . ii. In my return to England, January i73i, being in imminent danger of death, and very uneafy on...

...after the law cf right eoufnejs, had " not attained to the law of rigbteoufnefs, becaufe " they fought it not by faith, but as it were, by the " works of the law, for they Jiumbled at tbatjlumbling " Jtone j" he takes care to annex to his declaration " ihefe *'...

...followed after the law of righteousness, hath not, attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone. As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone...

...giving a reason why Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, had not attained to it, said, " Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law : for they stumbled at that stumbling stone ; as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling stone,...

...be good, and hope to be saved ; but they attain not their desires. What is the reason ? " They seek it not by faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law." Rom. ix. 31. Avoid this rock, on which so many split ; and remember that the first business in religion...

...lily, being the gift of God, they who trust not in God for it will be left destitute.-— The Jews, who sought it not by Faith, but, as it were, by the works of the law, going about to establish their own righteousness, have reduced themselves to a miserable condition....