 | Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 páginas
...juftificalion in his fight, it may not be improper to infert here the two following notes on Gen. xv. 6. ' And he believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteoufnefs,' taken from the author's manufcript work on the firil tweatythree chapters of Genefis,... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1912 - 504 páginas
...seed should be as the stars of heaven, that cannot be numbered;" for it is immediately added, that "he believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness," Gen. xv, 5, 6. For although this promise concerned things temporal, yet it belonged to the way of redemption... | |
 | John Wesley - 1812 - 462 páginas
...frequent mention is made in Scripture, of "faith counted for righteousness." So Gen. xv. 6: " He (Abraham) believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness :" a text repeated, with but little variation, over and over in the New Testament. Rom. iv. 5 : "To... | |
 | Joseph McKean - 1814 - 366 páginas
...heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6 And he believed 'in the Lord ; and he counted it to him for righteousness. CHAP. XVII. And when Abram was ninetyyears old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto... | |
 | 1815 - 706 páginas
...and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this... | |
 | Samuel Eyles Pierce - 1815 - 644 páginas
...numerous issue, as should be like the stars in heaven for multitude. To all this Abram gave full credit. " He believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness." The word of God was the ground and foundation of Abram's faith. The Lord Jesus Christ was the object... | |
 | George Pretyman - 1815 - 578 páginas
...(f)" These promises of numerous descendants were made to Abraham at the time he had no children, but " he believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness." (c) Gen. c. 12. v. 7. (d) It is certain that the name of Pharaoh was common to all the kings of Egypt... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 572 páginas
...that it will be equally impracticable to number his posterity, and then follow the words " Abraham believed in* the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness." Here it it given as an old-testament proof of that which has heen a little befure asserted " that a... | |
 | George Pretyman - 1815 - 606 páginas
...(f)" These promises of numerous descendants were made to Abraham at the time he had no children, but " he believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righte(c) Gen. c. 12. v. 7. ousness." (d) It is certain that the name of Pharaoh was common to all... | |
 | Samuel Seabury - 1815 - 320 páginas
...to his faith and hope ; for it is with regard to this very promise, that Abraham is said to have " believed in the Lord, and he counted it to him for righteousness.''! Another instance of the faith of Abraham, was his confident assurance, that he should have a son by... | |
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And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 
