...the vengeance which would otherwise inevitably have overtaken them! In consequence of this faith, she perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies in peace.* Her works proved the truth and reality of her faith; and in this sense she was justified...

...&c. SERMON XXXI. BY FAITH THE WALLS OF JERICHO FELL DOWN, AFTER THEY WERE COMPASSED ABOUT SEVEN DAYS. BY FAITH THE HARLOT RAHAB PERISHED NOT WITH THEM THAT...BELIEVED NOT, WHEN SHE HAD RECEIVED THE SPIES WITH PEACE. Heb. XI. 30, 31. IT is the doctrine of the Gospel, that salvation is from faith, and destruction from...

...sent to spy out Jericho." This was accepted as an evidence and expression of her faith. Heb. xi. 31. " By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that...not, when she had received the spies with peace." The apostle in saying, " Was not Rahab the harlot justified by works ?" by the manner of his speaking...

...faith the walls of Jericho 30 fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. By faith the 31 harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. And what shall I more say 1 for the 32 time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson,...

...and contemplated her future safety, as well as present preservation. " By faith, Rahab, the harlot, perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies in peace." This choice cord was bound by faith ; she was fully satisfied it would secure her, when...

...beneath." Q. 32. What testimony does the Apostle bear to the faith of Rahab, in Hebrews xiii ? A. " By faith the harlot Rahab perished not ,with them...not, when she had received the spies with peace." Q. 33. What did she request the -men to swear to her ? A. To save her and her father's house, when...

...apostle ascribe this action of her's to her faith, when he says, Heb. xi. 31. "By faith Rahab the harlot perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace?" A. No: what he ascribes to her faith is, her having received the spies with peace, that is, her having...

...Israelites. All its inhabitants were devoted to destruction, except the harlot Rahab and her family, " who perished not with ' them that believed not when she had ' received the spies with peace. "b Rahab it seems (see verse 25) had a perpetual residence in the land of Israel, " because she hid...

...left them without the camp of Israel. And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive. Jot. vi. 22 — 25. to discern judgment : Behold, I have done according...words ; lo, I have given thee a wise and an understan //•. xi. 31. Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the...

...from which she acted, was faith. Of this we are assured on the authority of an inspired Apostle ; " By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that...not, when she had received the spies with peace"." The same is manifest in the account before us. She believed that the God of Israel was the only true...