 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 1871 - 720 pages
...having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith : that I may...sufferings, being made conformable unto His death ' (Phil. iii. 9, 10). 'Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death : that like as Christ... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...Rigntcoulhcfs, which is of the Law, but that which is through the Faith of Cbn'ft, the Rightcoufnefs which is of God by Faith : That I may know him, and...unto his Death ; if by any Means I might attain unto thc Refurredhon of the Dead : not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect, but... | |
 | John Barnes (of Pembroke) - 1765 - 402 pages
...offmyShoulder broke, Captain of my Salvation, j'Thou Out of the Houfe pf Bondage brought, NO T as though I had already attained, either were already perfect...follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which alfo I am apprehended of Chrift Jefus, Phil. iii. 12. Who will dare flatter himfelf with having attain'd... | |
 | Jeremiah Seed - 1770 - 546 pages
...cleared, as how much ftill remains, to call forth their Strength and Agility. Not, fays he, as though I had already attained, either 'were already perfect...follow after, if that I may apprehend That for which I aj/b am apprehended of Chriji Jefus. Brethren, I count not fnyfelf to have apprehended : But this... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech, Church of Scotland - 1773 - 570 pages
...filthinefs of the fleih and fpirit, perfecting hounds in the fear of God. Phil. iii. 12. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect...follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which alfo I am apprehended of Chrift Jefus. v. 13. Brethren, I count not myfelf to have apprehended : but... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1793 - 384 pages
...the vine : the fcent thereof fhall be as the wine of Lebanon. Phil. iii. 12, 13, 14. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect...follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which alfb I am apprehended of Chrift Jefus. Brethren, I count not Diyfelf to have apprehended : but this... | |
 | 310 pages
...language of the Apostle Paul, speaking of himself simply as a Christian, was this — " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect : but I follow after, if that I may apprehend [lay hold of] that for which I am apprehended [laid hold of] of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 422 pages
...fomething in view, ib"your great' defign muft be to know the Lord : **!Not/' fays Paul, "as though I had already attained, either were already perfect...follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which alfo I am apprehended of Chrift Jefus." There was a profpecl: which mifgave at firft with Adam, becaufe... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - 1803 - 408 pages
...apoftle always fpeaks in the fame ftrain. He fays of himfelf, in this fame epiftle, " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect...follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which I am alfo apprehended of Chrift Jefus. Reaching forth unto thofe things which are before, I prefs towards... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - 1805 - 332 pages
...Chriftians, to be perfeft, he doth acknowledge that he was not perfech Philip. iii. 12, 13. ' Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect...follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which alib I am apprehended of Chrift Jefus. Brethren, I count not myfelf to have apprehended,' &c. Therefore... | |
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I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by... 
