 | Stephen Charnock - 1699 - 226 pages
...oath for a light business, a thing of little moment? What is the end of this oath ? Compare it with, For men verily swear by the greater ; and an oath...them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantlyto shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath,... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pages
...Gop made PROMISE to ABRAHAM, becaufe he could SWEAK by NO GREATER, he SWARE by HIMSELF, 14 Saying, Surely BLESSING I will BLESS thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee. if And (o after he had PATIENTLT endured, he obtained the PROMISE. 16 For Men verily SWEAR by the greater... | |
 | John Hutchinson - 1749 - 498 pages
...exprefled by St. Paul, greater: and an Oath for Confirmation is Heb. vi. 16. For Men verily fwear by the to them an end of all Strife. Wherein God •willing more abundantly to Jhew unto the Heirs of the Promife, the immutability of his Counfel, interposed himfelf by an Oath... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...Yea, be yea, and your Kay, nay ; left ye fall into condemnation. e Heb. vi.j 6. For mert verily fwear by the greater : and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all ftrite. 2 Cor. i. í j. (Sec letter *.) lía. Ixv. 16. That he who blefleth himfeJfin the earth, (hall... | |
 | George Horne - 1769 - 174 pages
..." ing I will blefs thee, and multiplying «« I will multiply thee ---- For men " verily fwear by a greater, and an oath " for confirmation is to them an end of " all ftrife. Wherein God, willing to " mew to the heirs of promife the im" mutability of his counfel, confirmed... | |
 | Martin Madan - 1772 - 106 pages
...Name out of my Father's Houfe: And David fware unto Saul. Heb. vi. 15. For Men, verily fwear by tbe greater, and an Oath for Confirmation, is to them an End of all Strife. 3 Jer. iv. 2. And thou /halt fwear the Lord liveth, in Truth, in Judgment, and in Righuoufnefs. APPENDIX.... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech, Church of Scotland - Church of Scotland - 1773 - 570 pages
...yea, be yea, and your nay, nay; left ye fall into condemnation. e Heb. vi. 16. For men verily fwear by the greater : and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all itrifc. 2 Cor. i. 23. (See letter i.) If. Ixv. 16. That he who blefleth himfelf in the earth, lhall... | |
 | Robert Barclay - Society of Friends - 1780 - 614 pages
...apoftle Paul ap- object. proves oaths ufed among men, when be writes, Heb. vi. 16. For men verily fwear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all Jirife. But there are as many contefts, fallacies, and differences at this time as there ever were;... | |
 | Robert Barclay - Society of Friends - 1780 - 618 pages
...apoftle Paul ap- object. proves oaths ufed among men, when he writes, Heb. vi. 16. For men verily fwear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all ftrife. But there are as many contefts, fallacies, and differences at this time as there ever were;... | |
 | Bible - 1788 - 598 pages
...himfelf, 15 And fo, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promife. 16 For men verily fwear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all ftrife. 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to fhew unto the heirs of promife the immutability... | |
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Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing... 
