...is the power of God by which the faithful have subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword. But take away their faith, and does not their strength forsake them ? Are they not...

...really performed, the sacrifice is actually made, the suffering positively undergone: as by those who " stopped the mouths of lions, quenched " the violence of fire, escaped the edge of *' the sword; or were tortured, riot accept*' ing deliverance, that they might obtain " a better...

...more say ? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Sampson, and of Jeptha, of David also and Samuel, and of the prophets : who...made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight (or expelled) the armies of the aliens." I would now propose a question. What does the Author of this...

...Gideon, and of Barak, and of Sampson, and of Jeptha, of David also and Samuel, and of tinprophets : who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,...edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxedvaliant in fight, turned to flight (or expelled) the armies of the aliens." I would now propose...

...are those heroic spirits, of whom we read in the llth chapter of the epistle to tin- Hebrews, •• who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,...weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens?" Where are those faithful martyrs, " who had trial of...

...death. It was this faith which subdued and cast out the kingdoms of Canaan, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens. There are no motives to the observation...

...is the power of God whereby the faithful "have subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword :" but take away their faith, and doth not their strength forsake them? Are they...

...you will remember, is particularly mentioned by St. Paul, when enumerating the ancient worthies, " who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,...weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turning to flight the armies of the aliens." The record of those mighty achievements of faith, in olden...

...its hardened front in the waves. " Through faith men have subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched...weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight." The greatest sufferings that have ever been endured on earth, these have weak human beings submitted...

...xi. How that through faith, they subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopt the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire,...weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens ; of women, that received their dead to life again, and...