| Robert Traill - 1810 - 544 דפים
...blessed with eternal salvation in flying for refuge to his own Son. So the apostle applies it, That by two immutable things , in which it was impossible...for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, voho hath fled for refuge to lay luld on the hope set before us. Observe the vast difference. Abraham... | |
| Charles Simeon - 1810 - 518 דפים
...willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, conjirmed it by an oath: that by two immutable things\ in •which it -was impossible for God to lie, we miff/it have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge, to lay hold upon the hope set before us.... | |
| James Macknight - 1810 - 574 דפים
...himself, 14. Saying, surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multifUy thee. — 16. For men -verily swear by the greater ; and an oath for confirmation, is to them an end of all contradiction. — 17. for which cause, God willing more abunVOL. III. 3 IS SECT. 3. ON THE COVENANT... | |
| Johannes van der Kemp - 1810 - 572 דפים
...to confirm the believing sinner, as it is infallible j but " God willing to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable thirgs, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong cosolation," Heb. vi. 17, 18.... | |
| Joseph Field - 1811 - 358 דפים
...multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater ; and an oath...all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath ; That by two... | |
| William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 438 דפים
...shall the elect fall from grace, but not till then. " Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,...confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things [his promise and oath], in which it wa» impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation,... | |
| William Paley - 1811 - 540 דפים
...Hebrews speaks of 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 oaths,... | |
| John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 672 דפים
...according to the flesh, 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 confirming... | |
| John Owen, Edward Williams - 1812 - 672 דפים
...multiplying I mill 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 דפים
...swore by Himself, saying, SURELY blessing I will bless theef and multiplying I will multiply thee. — For men verily swear by the greater, and an oath for...which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us ; which hope we... | |
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