| Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 páginas
...impossible to please him.' There was a vast difference betwixt Cain and Abel's offering, Gen. iv. 4, 5. * The Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering...unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.' See the reason, Heb. xi. 4. ' By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain.'... | |
| Vindex - 1813 - 402 páginas
...at the trouble to turn to Genesis, iv. 4. you will find the origin of this " Egyptian festi" val : " And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his...the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering. This, Sir, was the origin of the paschal feast, which was handed down through all the patriarchal churches... | |
| J S. Pipe - 1813 - 646 páginas
...approached and served by sacrifice. — The first acceptable one we read of was that of Abel, who " brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the...the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering." It is observed in the Epistle to the Hebrews that he offered in faith, probably with an eye to Christ;... | |
| Salomon Gessner - 1814 - 678 páginas
...;• ':.•.• . • •. .. ' '. ..• ••, [The sacred penman informs us—" In pro93ss,•of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit...firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof." (Gen. iv. 3, 4.) t•••.;•• "• :.• ;'•: .' •, '\ • . •; '• :• .q : , How deceitful... | |
| Samuel Whitman - 1814 - 390 páginas
...We find an argument for the support of the proposition under consideration in Genesis iv, 3 — 7. "And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain...offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the fii stlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord God had respect to Abel, and to his... | |
| Ephraim Wood - 1815 - 384 páginas
...text: " And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offer unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings...fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel, and unto his offering : but unto Cain and to his offering, he had not respect." (Gen. iv. 35.) Nevertheless,... | |
| 1815 - 706 páginas
...again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain...the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had... | |
| Samuel Seabury - 1815 - 316 páginas
...wisdom, in their institution, we •will more particularly attend to the conduct of Cain and Abel. " In process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lordi" Offering to God the fruits of the earth as an eucharist, or tribute of thanks for the blessings... | |
| 1804 - 502 páginas
...consummate his pastoral care by giving it eternal life I 3. In the acceptableness of his offering. And Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel he also brought of the firstling of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect to Abel and to his offering... | |
| William Owtram - 1817 - 424 páginas
...notion, they think, derives considerable support from that passage of Moses : " And in the end of days* it came to " pass that Cain brought of the fruit of...firstlings of his flock, and of the fat " thereof, "f For they understand " the end of days'" to mean, with respect to Cain, the completion of his harvest,... | |
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