 | John Locke - 1824 - 522 pages
...Prov. xiv. 5. They suborned false witnesses against Stephen. — Acts vi. 11. 13. Men verily swear by the greater : and an oath for confirmation, is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly, &c. confirmed it by an oath. — Heb. vi. 13. 16—18. Jer. xxii.... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 516 pages
...the custom of swearing judicially, without any mark of censure or disapprobation : " Men verily swear by the greater ; and an oath, 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,... | |
 | 1824 - 314 pages
...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 170 Christian Repository. the heirs of promise the... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 472 pages
...the custom of swearing judicially, without any mark of censure or disapprobation : " Men verily swear by the greater ; and an oath, 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,... | |
 | Benjamin Boothroyd - 1824 - 626 pages
...Christ, manifest in ministering to the saints. 3 f 2 promise. For men indeed swear by one that is 16 greater : and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all gainsaying. In which view 17 God, being more abundantly willing to show to the heirs of promise the... | |
 | Robert Barclay - 1825 - 584 pages
...But the apostle Paul approves oaths used among men, when he writes, Heb. vi. 16. For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. But there are as many contests, fallacies, and differences at this time as there ever were; therefore the necessity of oaths... | |
 | Joseph John Gurney - 1825 - 360 pages
...greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely, blessing I will bless thee, &c. for men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for 'confirmation is to them an end of all strife ior all litigation) : wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability... | |
 | William Paley - 1825 - 502 pages
...the custom of swearing judicially, without any mark of censure or disapprobation : " Men verily swear by the greater; and an oath, 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,... | |
 | George Townsend - 1825 - 810 pages
...multiply thee. 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1825 - 698 pages
...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 untu the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,... | |
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For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 
