 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it...  The Select Works of William Penn.... - Page 418by William Penn - 1782Full view - About this book
 | Charles M. Sheldon - 1924 - 664 pages
...thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God ; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt... | |
 | Saint Augustine (of Hippo) - 1948 - 244 pages
...throne and the earth my footstool,*1 to which passage the Lord gives witness, saying: Swear neither lay heaven, for it is the throne of God nor by the earth, for it is His footstool,*2 what wonder if the devil, being placed on earth, stood before God's feet and in... | |
 | 1953 - 1224 pages
...treasures in heaven." (Unrealistic and sentimental) "I say unto you swear not at all, neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth for it is the footstool of his feet." (Contempt for present law.) These are examples of specific teachings... | |
 | Edouard Massaux - 1990 - 296 pages
...5:34-37. He deliberately dropped verses 34b, 35 and 36 of Mt., in which Christ invites us not to swear by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King, nor by one's own head. The... | |
 | Jean Calvin - 1994 - 344 pages
...thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the great King. Neither shalt... | |
 | Nicholas Ayo - 2002 - 282 pages
...footstool,"12 (and the Lord Himself bears witness to this passage, when He says: "You shall not swear: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet"),13 what wonder that the Devil was set upon the earth and stood before... | |
 | William Barclay - 1968 - 492 pages
...oath falsely, but you shall pay your oath in full to the Lord." But I say to you: Do not swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King, nor by your head,... | |
 | Patrick Pierce - 2006 - 362 pages
...oath falsely, but you shall fulfill your oath to the Lord.' But I say to you, make no oath at all, neither by Heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the Earth, for it is the footstool of God's feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King, nor by your... | |
 | Robert L. Wilken, Angela Russell Christman, Michael J. Hollerich - 2007 - 619 pages
...own creation? When, too, he gives excellent precepts on swearing oaths, saying that we must swear not by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is his footstool (Matt 5:34-35), is he not in full agreement with the prophet's words: Heaven is my... | |
 | William Penn - 1825 - 608 pages
...swear at all :" ' and then to put off the hearers, that they should not swear by God, he saith,' '' Neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool," &c. for he said not, ' Because the heaven is fair and great, nor because the earth... | |
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