 | Richard Baxter - 1791 - 212 էջ
...8. Becaufe he can fwear by no greater than himfelf, he faith, " As I live, &V." For men verily fwear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of ftrife : wherein God, willing more abundantly to fhew unto the heirs of promile the immutability qf... | |
 | Robert Walker - 1796 - 428 էջ
...being willing more abundantly to fhow to " the heirs of promife the immutability of his " counfel, hath confirmed it by an oath, that " by two immutable things, in which it was " impoflible for God to lie, they mlght have *' a ftrong confolation, who have fled for re" fugs to... | |
 | Robert Walker, Hugh Blair - 1796 - 472 էջ
...being willing more abundantly to " mew unto the heirs of promiie the immu** tability df his counfel, confirmed it by " an oath, that by two immutable, things, " in which it was impoffible for God to lie, " we might have a ftrong confolation who c* have fted for refuge to lay... | |
 | Ralph Erskine - 1796 - 530 էջ
...God willing more abundantly to mew unto the heirs of promife, the immutability of his counfel, hath confirmed it by an oath; that by two immutable things, in which it was impoffible for God to lye, we might have ftrong confolation, who have fled for refuge, to lay hold... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 էջ
...the cuftom of fwearing judicially without any mark of cenfure or diiapprobation ; 'Men verily fwear by the greater ; and an oath, for confirmation, is to them an end of all ftrif«." But though a nation has an uadoubted right to require the fecurity of an oath upon occafions... | |
 | 1798 - 408 էջ
...becaufe he could fwear by no greater, he fvvare by himfelf. (Gen. xxii. 16. 17.) For men verily fwear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all ftrife (or contradiction,) wherein God, willing more abundantly to (hew unto the heirs of promife the... | |
 | 310 էջ
...true, and that is deemed sufficient. See, then, what assurance God gives to our poor doubting hearts. " God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs...the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an eath. That by two immutable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, WE might have a strong... | |
 | 1805 - 590 էջ
...hope, which they derive from it, the apostle says, from the 16th to the 20th verse of the context, For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them sJtn end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise, the... | |
 | 1800 - 498 էջ
..." God, -willing more abundantly to {hew unto the heirs of promife the immutability of his counfel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it was impoffible for God to lie, we might have a ftrong confolation, who have BsfL for refuge, to lay hold... | |
 | 1806 - 504 էջ
...surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying J will multiply tbet For uien verily swear by a greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing to shew to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath; that by two... | |
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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, confirmed it by an oath... 
