 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 616 pages
...Ch. vi. 13, 14. " For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swearby no greater, he sware by himself, saying: Surely, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee." For certain; therefore, this was the oath of God Almighty, the one -living and true God, and the Creator... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1815 - 660 pages
...greater, he sware by himself. For men vertiy swear by tfa greater ; and an oath for confirmation u to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise tkt immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oaf A; that by two... | |
 | John Brodhead Romeyn - 1816 - 456 pages
...thee, and " multiplying I will multiply thee. And " so, after he had patiently endured, he ob" tained the promise. For men verily " swear by the greater, and an oath for con" firmation is to them an end of all strife. " Wherein God willing more abundantly " to show unto... | |
 | John Brodhead Romeyn - 1816 - 470 pages
...promise to " Abraham, because he could swear by no " greater, he sware by himself, saying, ee Surely in blessing I will bless thee, and " multiplying I will multiply thee. And f< so, after he had patiently endured, he ob•' tained the promise. For men verily <e swear by the... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1817 - 510 pages
...the apostle saith, ' because he can swear by no greater than himself, he saith, As 1 live,' &c. ; ' for men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of strife, wherein God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his... | |
 | 1817 - 680 pages
...when Abraham had waited patiently, he obtained the pro16 mise. For men indeed swear by one that is greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all gain-say17 ing. In which matter God, being more abundantly willing to show unto the heirs of the promise... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1818 - 202 pages
...vi. 13, 16, 17, 18. 'Because he can swear by no greater than himself,' he saith, ' As I live,' &c. ' For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of strife : wherein GOD willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise, the immutability of... | |
 | Enoch Pond - 1818 - 112 pages
...apostle says— " When God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I •will multiply thee that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, -we might have strong consolation,... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 pages
...the Hebrews. " When God made " promise to Abraham, because he could swear by " no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely, " blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will " multiply thee — For men verily swear by a greater, " and an oath for confirmation is to them an end " of all strife.... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...the Hebrews. " When God made " promise to Abraham, because he could swear by " no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely, " blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will " multiply thee — For men verily swear by a greater, " and an oath for confirmation is to them an end " of all strife.... | |
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For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying, "Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 
