| George Fox - 1694 - 504 pages
...In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." Gen. xxii. 18. " And thy seed shall be as the stars of heaven, and as the sand, which is upon the sea shore, and as the dust of the earth, that cannot be numbered." chap. xiii. 16, and xv. 5, and... | |
| John Hutchinson - 1749 - 588 pages
...exceedingly, that it Jball not be number' d for Multitude. lb. xxii. 17, xxvi. 4, In multiplying, I will multiply thy Seed as the Stars of Heaven, and as the Sand which is upon the Sea Shore. lb. xlviii. 16, Let them grow into a Multitude in theMidftofthe Earth, mi rm THE flrft... | |
| John Francis (Vicar of Lakenham.) - 1764 - 220 pages
...divine Promife, in a few Generations after/ increafed to that Degree, that for Multitude they became as the Stars of Heaven, and as the Sand' Which ;is upon' the Sea-more. Then it was, that the Canaanites had filled up the Cup of their Iniquity, for which God... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1768 - 464 pages
...By myfelfhave Ifworn,faith the Lord, that in blejJing, I will blefs tbee, and in multiplying, I will multiply thy Seed, as the Stars of Heaven, and as the Sand which is upon the SeaShore : — And in thy Seedjhatt all the Nations of the Earth be bleffed. Compare Luke i. 72, 73. and Gal. iii. 8,... | |
| Philo (of Alexandria.) - 1800 - 542 pages
...withheld thy son, thy beloved sou from me, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is on the shore of the sea."f He says thia, and having confirmed his promise solemnly and by an oath,... | |
| 1806 - 504 pages
...following terms: " By myself have I sworn — that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the...gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessedf." The objects of the blessing here Jromised are the faithful children... | |
| George Fox - 1803 - 436 pages
...In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,' Gen. xxii. 18. 'And. thy seed shall be as the stars of heaven, and as the sand, which is upon the sea-shore, and as the dust of the earth, that cannot be numbered,' chap. xiii. 16 ; xv. 5 ; xxii. 17. In this seed... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 632 pages
...multiplying I will assuredly multiply theeb ; I will bless and multiply thee remarkably, so as to make thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the 1 5 sea-shore." And thus having waited long in Ьа(]5а^ ,5Q afterhe humble faith and patience,... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 690 pages
...multiplying I will assuredly multiply theeb ; I will bless and multiply thee remarkably, so as to make thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the 15 sea-shore." And thus having waited long in ha(j5 af nd ,so after he humble faith and patience,... | |
| Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...have I sworn, saith the Lord, Ver. 17. That in blessing 1 will bless thee, and in multiplying 1 will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore. Exod. xxxii. 13. Deut. xiii. 17. CLXXXV. To give the land of Canaan. Gen. xxiv. 7. Abraham said, the... | |
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