...and triumphed over the bitterest torments and afflictions ; by faith that they wrought righteously, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, and out of weakness were made strong. Nay, so great a share hath faith in the successes...

...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...

...the temptations of Christ ; these, by faith apprehended, have pulled down walls, subdued kingdoms, 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.1 Fourthly, The more faith a man hath,...

...successfully resist, or carefully I 2 avoid. We read of some renowned worthies " who subdued kingdoms ; stopped the mouths of lions ; quenched the violence of fire ; escaped the edge of the sword ; waxed valiant in fight ; turned to flight the armies of the aliens." And yet, in...

...the lion, remembering that by faith, ancient believers had " subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched...weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of aliens." Wisdom is justified of her children. Before proceeding...

...mouth ? or who maketh the dumb or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind ?" In the honoured list of those who " through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness,...lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, wit of weakness were made strong, waxed raliant in fight, tumed to flight the armies...

...they subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, stopped the mouths of Huns, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness...strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the vOt. I. p armies of the aliens." ' But as to a comparison between the prophetic gifts, it will stand...

...one has been above her in men of faith and abnegation who resolutely entered into the field of work, 'stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the camps of the enemies, . . . suffered...

...acts that some of his servants had done : as how they had subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched...weakness were made strong, •waxed valiant in fight, and turned to flight the armies of the aliens.* Then they read again in another part of the records...

...shall I more say 1 for the 32 time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae, of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets : who 33 through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of...