...about in ' sheep-skins and goat-skins, being desti' tute, afflicted, tormented : — they wander' ed in deserts and in mountains, and in ' dens and caves of the earth.' * Harmless and excellent as they were, they were made to endure all that the most ingenious malice...

...Consider the firmness of suffering saints in .former ages. " They were stoned, they were sawn asun1der, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered...in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth." But they were not moved from their steadfastness.- — We observed above, that wicked men often sink...

...sword ; they wandered about in sheep skins and goat skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented : they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth." And since the apostle's day, what dreadful accounts does history afford of the cruelties exercised towards...

...goat-skins, destitute, afflicted, cruelly treat38 ed, (of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the 39 earth. And all these, though they obtained a good wit40 neep through faith, yet received not the...

...remember the same grace is promised to thee, to carry thee patiently through all thy sufferings : " They had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings ; —...wandered in deserts and in mountains, and in dens, and in caves of the earth ; and these all obtained a good report, through faith." They are celebrated by...

...sword: they wandered ahout *< in sheep-skins and goat-skins, being desti" tute, afflicted, tormented. They wandered " in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens " and caves of the earth." Powerful inducements these to embrace a system of which they Were the inevitable consequence! Nothing...

...goat-skins, destitute, afflicted, cruelly treat38 ed, (of whom the world was not worthy,) wandering in. deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the 39 earth And all these, though they obtained a good wit40 ness through faith, yet received not the...

...sword : they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins : being destitute, afflicted, tormented ; 36 (Of whom the world was not worthy,) they wandered...in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And these all, having obtained a good report, 36 'Erepoi $C Gttipav ehafiov, xai xai 37 E/U$a<rS»j(7a7',...

...tempted, Hck. *«. were slain with the sword : that they wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth, being destitute, afflicted and tormented. 27. As well might Jesus have argued, that the fathers had...

...goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented, (of whom the world was not worthy ;) they wandered m deserts, and in mountains, and in dens, and caves of the earth."* Happy are they who have thus shewn their love to Him who died for them ; and let us all think ourselves...