| 1797 - 680 pages
...alfo, with great emphaus preffing his mailer's words, fays, " Above all things, my brethren, f*ear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither...and your nay, nay, left you fall into condemnation." I (hall juft add, before I conclude this fubjeft, that two things are to be avoided, which are very... | |
| Methodist episcopal church - 1798 - 192 pages
...: for whatfoever K more than thefe, cometh of evil. Jam. v. 12. Above aR things, my brethren, fwear not ; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath : but let your yea he yea i and your nay, nayi left ye fall into condemnation. (2) Matt. xxvi. 63, 64. The high prieft... | |
| 1798 - 408 pages
...evil." James v. 12. " ,But above all tilings, my brethren, fwear not, neither by Heaven, neither by die earth, neither by any other oath ; but let your yea be yea, arid your nay nay, left ye fall into condemnation." He then proceeds to afk, " Do not the above pailages,... | |
| John Flavel - 1799 - 684 pages
...dreadful fcripture, James v. 12. " But above all things, my brethren, fwear not ; neither by hea" ven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath; but...let •' your yea, be yea ; and your nay, nay; left ye fall into [condem" nation."] O view this text ferioufly ! methinks it (hould be like trie: fingers... | |
| 1799 - 394 pages
...upon this fubjeft— u But above all, my brethren, fwear not all, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath ; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay, left ye fall into condemnation." To this I would reply, if it is clearly proved that his matter did not... | |
| 1802 - 374 pages
...another, tender mercy. 12 But, above all things, my fedtual fervent prayer of a rightebrethren, swear not ; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither...any other oath : but let your yea, be yea ; and your nay, fall into condemnay ; lest ye nation. 1 3 Is any among you afflicted ? and six months. let him... | |
| Robert Barclay - 1803 - 176 pages
...more than thefe, cometh of evil f/). And James ' M«. charged us, Above all things not to fwear ; ^^ neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath ; but let your yea be yea, and yoar nay, nay ; left ye fall into condemnation (K). Though we walk in the a Jan>« fiefh, we are not... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...Lord ; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, | neither...any other oath : but let your yea, be yea; and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation. 13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry... | |
| Hannah Adams - 1805 - 558 pages
...(Matt. v. 33, 34.) As also the words of the apostle James : But above all things, my brethren, swear not ; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither...any other oath : but let your yea be yea, and your nay nay, lest ye fall into condemnation. Did any one purpose seriously, and in the most rigid manner,... | |
| Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1805 - 640 pages
...the ART. patience of Job, adds, But above all things, my brethren, XXX1XJkvear not ; neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, andiuat* *•'•** your nay nay, left ye fall into condemnation. It muft be confefled that thefe words... | |
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