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Abraham » Piety of
therefore the inheritance is of faith, that it might be meerly of favour, to the end the promise might be assured to all his posterity, not to that part only who have the law, but to that also who have the faith of Abraham, the father of us all, as it is written, " I have made thee a father of many nations," then existing in the sight of God, whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls forth things that are not, as if they were: he it was who against hope believed in hope, that he should become the father of many nations, according to what was told him, "so shall thy posterity be:"
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it was then, that those words of scripture were accomplished, "Abraham believed God, and he was regarded for it as a man of virtue, and was the favourite of God."
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Abraham » Divine call of
Stephen answer'd, my brethren, and you my fathers, lend your attention. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, and said to him, quit your country, and your kindred, to go to the land which I shall shew thee.
'Twas by faith that he who was named Abraham, showed his obedience in travelling to a foreign country, which he was afterwards to inherit; and began his journey without knowing where he was going.
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Abraham » Lives in ur, but removes to haran
thereupon he went out of Chaldea, and dwelt in Charran: from thence, after his father's death, he removed him to this very country where you now dwell.
Abraham » Called abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
Election » Exemplified » Abram
Living waters » Waters coming forth from the rock
then they came to Jesus, and finding that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and immediately blood and water issued out.
I would not have you ignorant, my brethren, that all our fathers were under the Cloud, all passed thro' the sea: and were all baptized into the Mosaical institution by the cloud, and by the sea; they all eat the same spiritual meat, read more.
and all drank the same spiritual drink: (for they drank of what flowed from the spiritual rock: and that rock was Christ.)
and all drank the same spiritual drink: (for they drank of what flowed from the spiritual rock: and that rock was Christ.)