 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 pages
...that, to spare you, I came not as yet to Corinth." Both these expressions contain the nature of oaths. The epistle to the Hebrews speaks of the custom of...for confirmation, is to them an end of all strife." Upon the strength of these reasons, we explain our Saviour's words to relate, not to judicial oaths,... | |
 | Joseph Field - 1811 - 348 pages
...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 more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 672 pages
...according to the flesh, and the coming in of a multitude of nations to be his children by faith. §6. '-For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife." The light of nature witnesseth that the ultimate, si* preme, and most satisfactory way of confirming... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812
...multiplying I mill multifily thce; and to, aftrr lie had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. for men -verily swear by the greater} and an oath for confirmation is to them an enSoJ-alC strife. . Observations. $9. Where the promise of God is absolutely engaged, it will break... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1812 - 428 pages
...their hands. Hence it came to signify supplications for peace. GILL, in loc. No. 1366. — vi. 16. An oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.] The manner in which an oath was taken amongst the Jews, and to which the apostle, writing to such,... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - 1813 - 416 pages
...by Himself, saying, SURELY blessing I will bless theef and multiplying I will multiply thee. — For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise THE IMMUTABILITY OF His COUNSEL,... | |
 | 1813 - 542 pages
...: but let your yea be yea ; and your nay , nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation. e Heb. vi. 16. For men verily swear by the greater : and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 2 Cor. i. 23. [See letter b.] Isa. Ixv. 16. That he who blesseth himself in the earth, shall bless... | |
 | John Wesley - 1813 - 470 pages
...multiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after he had patiently waited, he obtained the 16 promise. For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all contradic17 tion. Wherefore God being willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - 1813 - 340 pages
...by Himself, saying, SURELY blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. — For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of _ all strife. Wherein God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise THE IMMUTABILITY... | |
 | William Clayton - 1814 - 420 pages
...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 more abun'* '' dantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the " immutability of... | |
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For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 
