...death of Christ? How could the eternal inheritance be conveyed to them? For the apostle says, that a " testament is of force after men are dead; otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth." Cushi. When the Saviour revealed the Father's will and his own testament...

...was confirmed, and turned into a testament: " This is the cup of the new testament in my blood." " For where a testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the testator," says Paul. Whatever God gave us, he gave it us in Christ Jesus; and when Christ died, he being the...

...which had failed for ever, if by his death he had not ratified and confirmed this his testament. * Far where a testament is, there must also of necessity...of no strength at all whilst the testator liveth,' Heb. ix. 16, 17. Wherefore, that our Lord's testament might in that respect be made good, he sealed...

...the scope and nature of the apostle's argument, we proceed to a brief exposition of the words. §4. "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." (T*p) for, only introduces an illustration from the usage of mankind in such cases, on supposition...

...the scope and nature of the apostle's argument, we proceed to a brief exposition of the words. §4. "For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." (F«p) for, only introduces an illustration from, the usage of mankind in such cases, on supposition...

...the institution ; for both covenants, the first and the new, were of the nature of testaments ; and where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator- Heb. ix. 17. The design of the death of Christ was not, as some suppose, to discharge from the penalty...

...after his demise. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews has adopted this idea. He observes, that " where a Testament is, there must also, of necessity,...Testator. For a Testament is of force after men are dead, otherways, it is now nothing at all while the Testator lives." But Jesus did not die according to the...

...himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Ver. 16. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. Heb. x. 14. For by ene offering lie hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Eph. v. 2. And...

...can be of force and efficacy, which is what was to bs proved. This is further confirmed, VER. 17. — For a testament is of force after men are dead} otherwise it is of no strength at all, whilst the testator livelh. It is not of the making and constitution of a testament, but of the. force and execution of...

...ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. Wednesday before Easter. The Epistle. Hebrews ix. 16. WHERE a testament is, there must also of necessity...of no strength at all whilst the testator liveth. Whereupon, neither the first testament was dedicated without blood : for when Moses had spoken every...