 | Edward Harley - 1735 - 764 pàgines
...For when Gop made PROMISE to ABRAHAM, becaufe he could SWEAK by NO GREATER, he SWARE by HIMSELF, 14 Saying, Surely BLESSING I will BLESS thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee. if And (o after he had PATIENTLT endured, he obtained the PROMISE. 16 For Men verily SWEAR by the greater... | |
 | 310 pàgines
...promise to Abraham — to show the immutability of his counsel — he confirmed it by an oath, and, "because he could swear by no greater, he sware by...bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee." (See Heb. vi. 17, xiii. 14.) The record of that Scripture is given for our encouragement. The promises... | |
 | Philo (of Alexandria.) - 1800 - 542 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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...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... | |
 | 1804 - 438 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pàgines
...when God made promise to Abraham, because he 3 D could swear by no greater, he s\vare by himself, 14 Saying, Surely, blessing, I will bless thee ; and multiplying, I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men verily swear by the... | |
 | Samuel Austin - 1807 - 344 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pàgines
...patience, holding to the end, inherit that great and endless glory, which was promised unto them. VI. 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. Saying, By myself I have sworn, that I will exceedingly bless and multiply thee. VI. n The heirs of... | |
 | Robert Trail - 1810 - 530 pàgines
...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,...himself; saying, Surely, blessing, I will bless thee, &c. There are several things of great consideration in that scripture, 1st, That there is double security,... | |
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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. 
