| James Nourse - 1829 - 292 pages
...by the greater : and 16 an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.) Wherein God, 17 willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise, the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath,'1 that by two immutable 18 things, in which it was impossible for... | |
| John Wesley - 1829 - 520 pages
...clouds of heaven." (Matt. xxvi. 63, 64.) — (4.) From the example of God, even the Father, who, " willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath." (Heb. vi. 17.) — (5.) From the example of St. Paul, who we think... | |
| George Stanley Faber - 1829 - 246 pages
...incessant variation; and faithfulness, which the very best of us must own to be but too unfaithful. 3. God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of Ms counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for... | |
| John Fletcher - 1830 - 364 pages
...verily swear by the greater ; and an oath, for confirmation, is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God... | |
| Ralph Wardlaw - 1830 - 350 pages
...to them an end of all * Sandeman's Letters on Theron and Aspasio, vol. ii. p. 170. strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath ; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God... | |
| 1834 - 504 pages
...by Himself, saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God... | |
| Henry Wheeler - 1908 - 418 pages
...confirmation is to them an end of all strife" (Heb. 6. 16). There is the example of God himself: "Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God... | |
| Frederick Kuegele - 1908 - 732 pages
...in the Old Testament repeatedly spake of the coming of the Messiah, whereof we read, Hebrews 6th: " God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God... | |
| James Edson White - 1909 - 532 pages
...they are backed by the oath of Jehovah. Paul, presenting these sure promisesj says : — " Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it [to Abraham] by an oath : that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible... | |
| 1910 - 396 pages
...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 immutable things, in which if was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay... | |
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