...throne of God.' The first of these, among the children of Adam," proceeded Mr. Fairchild, " was Abel, 'By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...testifying of his gifts ; and by it he, being dead, yet speakelh. By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death : and was not found, because...

...sixty and five years. And Enoch walked with God ; and he was not, for God took him." Gen. v. 23, 24. " By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not...translation he had this testimony ; that he pleased God." Heb. xi. 5. Enoch was a prophet, and one of his predictions is mentioned by Jude, as follows : —...

...invariable law of mortality has, however, been dispensed with in two cases. Enoch lived before the flood. " By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not...translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God." Two thousand one hundred and twentyone years after, we behold, in like manner, Elijah the Tishbite...

...understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered...witness that he was righteous. God testifying of his silts : ana by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see...

...But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect." v. 3, 4, 5. This is the comment given on it. " By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice...of his gifts : and by it he being dead yet speaketh :" or " is yet spoken of." Heb. xi. 4. As the record of the covenant of the Eternal Three, was in the...

...express which, indeed, it does not appear that any such paraphrase was necessary. The apostle says, " By faith, Enoch was translated that he should not...translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. On the authority, therefore, partly of the singular form of speech employed by the historian, but far...

...thousand years ago; but which yet liveth in its memory, and speaketh in its example. "Abel, it is written, offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain,...his gifts ; and by it, he being dead, yet speaketh." How enduring in the memorial of goodness ! It is but a sentence, which is read in a moment — it it...

...shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it. Explained by Hebrews xi. 4 : By faith] Abel offered unto God a more excellent...his gifts : and by it he being dead yet speaketh. Genesis iv. 10 : The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 14th. PRESENCE OF...

...resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. — Heb. xi. 5. By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not...translation, he had this testimony, that he pleased God. — 2 Kings'ii. 11. And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared...

...the earth which these words declare to have taken place, since an inspired penman has assured us, " by faith Enoch was translated, that he should not...translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God." But of Elijah's ascent we find more particulars given. A divine communication was previously made to...