| Philo (of Alexandria.) - 1800 - 542 pągines
...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 pągines
...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... | |
| 1804 - 438 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...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... | |
| John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 672 pągines
..."follow" them in their -work, we shall not fail to partake with them in their reward. VERSES 13—16. for when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swear by himself, saying surely bleating I will bless t/ice, and multiplying I mill multifily thce;... | |
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