 | Philo (of Alexandria.) - 1800 - 542 pagina’s
...and fiiit emploved by St. Paul in reference to the same event. St. T'iuil, Hebrewa vi. 13, says, " For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself; saying, For man verily swears by the greater; and an oath for confirmation ia to... | |
 | 1806 - 504 pagina’s
...assurance, to confirm his promise by an oath, is finely touched upon in the epistle to 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 J will multiply tbet For uien verily swear... | |
 | 1814
...seals, the sacraments, together with his oath, that there niight be no place left for doubting ; for " God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, bound himself by an oath, that by two immutable things, wherein it is impossible for God to lie, we... | |
 | 1804 - 438 pagina’s
...That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after... | |
 | Samuel Austin - 1807 - 344 pagina’s
...oath, and as declarative of his counsel ; therefore, exhibiting ground of sure confidence to Abraham. " For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself, saying, surely, blessing, I will bless thee ; and multiplying, I will multiply thee... | |
 | Laurence Howel - 1807 - 588 pagina’s
...goodness of God, and his fidelity to thn .e sacred engagements into which he had condescended to enter. " For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, (as men usually do) he sware by himself, saying, Surely, blessing I will bless thee," &c. He observes... | |
 | James Macknight - 1810 - 586 pagina’s
...That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patienco inherit the promiscs. 13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying; I will muldply thee. 1 2 be TUV xcu... | |
 | Robert Trail - 1810 - 530 pagina’s
...faith and " patience, have inherited the promises. And so will you:" why so ? because when God made the promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself; saying, Surely, blessing, I will bless thee, &c. There are several things of great consideration in... | |
 | Joseph Field - 1811 - 356 pagina’s
...promises which cannot fail, being sanctioned with an oath ; so also does the hope of every believer. " 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. And so, after he had... | |
 | 1812 - 292 pagina’s
...through faith, preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, in thee shall all nations be bletsed. When God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater , he sware by himself. And this I say, that the Covenant that was confirme4 before of God in Christ, the law. which was four... | |
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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. 
