 | Johannes van der Kemp - 1810 - 572 pages
...capable of being believed, and we are obliged to believe others upon their oath : " For men swear hy the greater; -and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife," according to our text ; for we may not think that any man is so forgetful of God, that he... | |
 | James Macknight - 1810 - 566 pages
...blessing I will bless tftee, and multiplying I will multifily thee. — !6. For men -verily swear 6y the greater ; and an oath for confirmation, is to them an end of all contradiction. — 17. for tv/iicfi cause, God milling more abunclantly to shew to the heirs of promise,... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 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... | |
 | Joseph Field - 1811 - 356 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 the heirs of promise the immutahility of... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 672 pages
...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... | |
 | John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 672 pages
...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... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - 1813 - 416 pages
...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... | |
 | John Wesley - 1813 - 470 pages
...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... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...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... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin - 1813 - 340 pages
...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... | |
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For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 
