 | Thomas Vincent - 1810 - 326 pages
...covenant of works. Gal., iii. 10, As many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse.-i-Ver. 21, If there had been a law given, 'which could have given...verily righteousness should have been by the law. 2. It is by virtue of the covenant of grace thut the elect are saved. Q. 7. With whom was the covenant... | |
 | John Bevans - 1810 - 134 pages
...come, to whom the promise was made. 21. IK the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given .which could have given...verily, righteousness should have been by the law.. 22. But the Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might... | |
 | James Macknight - 1810 - 574 pages
...the voice of God, was a strong- proof 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given...verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might... | |
 | John Beart - 1810 - 286 pages
...make mention of, would leave them short of Heaven at last. See another Scripture, viz. Gat. iii. 21. If there had been a Law given, which could have given...verily Righteousness should have been by the Law. The Apostle here saith, That neither the Law of Moses, nor any Law which had been yet given, could... | |
 | William Jones - 1810 - 502 pages
...righteousness : nor should we hence imagine that the law and the promise were in opposition: God forbid! for if there had been a law given, which could have given...life, verily righteousness should have been by the law ; it was the most excellent system which could be for the purpose: but from the nature of man that... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1810 - 636 pages
...consuming fire. VII. w GaL iii. 21. Is the law then against the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should hive been by the law. 1 Ezek. xxxvi. 27. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk... | |
 | 1811 - 410 pages
...the laiv, in this pas* sage, means the ceremonial law ; because he tells us, chap. iii. 21. " That if there had been a law given, which could have given...verily righteousness should have been by the law." But the moral law was a law which had been given ; and since no law which had been given could give life,... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 514 pages
...not give) he certainly taught a very different doctrine from St. PAUL, who expressly tells us, That IF THERE HAD BEEN a LAW GIVEN WHICH COULD HAVE GIVEN...LIFE, VERILY RIGHTEOUSNESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BY THE LAW j\ All therefore that these words of Jesus teach us is, that the Jews THOUGHT they had eternal life... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1811 - 408 pages
...offend all.' Hath God indeed given any law to man, by his obedience to which he may be justified? " If there had been a law given, which could have " given life, verily righteousness should have been not the ceremonial works of the Mosaick law, which were re« jected by St. Paul, but works of benevolence... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 626 pages
...be meant 'of eternal life in glory, it is plain that the law promised what it cannot perform; for, if " there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have come by the law;" but, as it does not, I choose not to " frustrate the grace of God, for, if righteousness... | |
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Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 
