| John Stalham - Society of Friends - 1657 - 380 pages
...; But above all things, my brethren, fwear not -, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath ; but let your yea, be yea ^ and your nay, nay. the latter words God not to be explaining the fcope and fenfe of the former. His fcope is,... | |
| John Sharp (abp. of York.) - 1729 - 444 pages
...Evil. St. James here faith, JUbove att ¥ kings, my Brethren, /wear not, neither by Heaven, nor by the Earth, nor by any other Oath, but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, kjl you fall into Condemnation. How (fay they) can Words be invented, that fhall more effectually... | |
| Edward Harley - 1735 - 798 pages
...v. 12. Above all Things, my Brethren, SWEAR, not, neither by Heaven, neither by the Earth, neither by any other OATH : but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay ; left ye fall into CONDEMNATION. 17. And let none of you imagine Evil in your Hearts againft 1'is Neighbour, and love no FALSE OATH:... | |
| Bible - 1737 - 468 pages
...,f.£>.6o. 12 But above all things, my brethren, fwear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath : but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, J left you fall into condemnation. i z. And let me particularly warn you, that no Examples,... | |
| James Blair - 1740 - 476 pages
...Purpofe ; But abvue all things, my Brethren, Jwear not, neither by Heaven, neither by the Earth, neither by any other Oath : but let your yea, be yea • and your nayt nay ; left ye fall into Condemnation. In the Context, the Apoftle St James had been exhorting... | |
| Peter Brett - English literature - 1748 - 260 pages
...my Brethren, iwear not, neither by the Heaven, for it i* God's Throne, neither by the Earth, neither by any other Oath : But let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay j left you fall into Condemnation, Eccufiaflic. xxiii. 9, ro, n, 13. Accuftom not thy Mouth... | |
| William Douglass - Great Britain - 1755 - 434 pages
...'• But above all things my brethren, fwear not, neither by " heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, but let " your yea be yea, and your nay nay, left you fall into condemnation," to be too inquifidve, how the dead fhall be raifed, and with what bodies.... | |
| Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...12. But above all things, my brethren, fwear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your Yea, be yea, and your Kay, nay ; left ye fall into condemnation. e Heb. vi.j 6. For mert verily fwear by the greater : and... | |
| John Flavel - 1770 - 488 pages
...above ** all things, my brethren, fwear not ; neither by heaven, nei-** ther-by the earth, neither by any other oath ; but let your *' yea, be yea ; and your nay, nay 5 left ye fall into [condem-•** nation."] O view this text ferioufly ! methinks it fhould... | |
| Martin Madan - 1772 - 106 pages
...th of Evil. Jama v. 12. Above all Things, my Brethren, fwear not, neither by the Heaven, nor by the Earth, nor by any other Oath: But let your yea be...and your nay, nay ; left ye fall into Condemnation. Exod. xx. 7. Thou (halt not take the Name of the Lord thy GOD in vain ; for the Lord will not hold... | |
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