 Lord thine oaths; but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou...  Sermons on various subjects, ed. by E. Paley - Page 172by William Paley - 1825Full view - About this book
 | John Eyton - 1811 - 80 pages
...for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt ihou swear by thy head, because thou 37. canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; nay, nay : for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of evil. 38. Ye have heard that it hath been said,... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 468 pages
...by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King," and God is well known in her palaces. " Neither shalt thou swear by thy head ; because thou canst not make one hair white or black," ver. 36 ; because even this, it is plain, is not thine, but God's, the sole disposer of... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - Bible - 1811 - 396 pages
...it is the city of the great King. 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst /lot make one hair white or black : but let your communication be Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said,... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - Bible - 1812 - 378 pages
...not: Neither by heaven, for it is Godis throne ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool: Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black ; neither by any other oath. But let your communication be ye.1, yea; nay, nay, and let your... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Bible - 1812 - 428 pages
...made his vow concerning a thing which is offered up in Jerusalem." No. 1173. — v. 36. Neither shall thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.] It was ordinary among the ancients to swear by the head, thus Virgil: Per caput hoc juro,... | |
 | Alden Bradford - Bible - 1813 - 544 pages
...; for it is his footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the 36 great king. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. * In this respect Christianity is more execllent than any other system of morals, that it... | |
 | Hervey Wilbur - Bible - 1814 - 184 pages
...Jerusalem ; for it is the <5ity of the great King. Neither shalt thou (t) See Appendix, Note T. 82 swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one...or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay ; for whatsoever is more than these coineth of evil. But above all things, my brethren,... | |
 | Joseph McKean - 1814 - 366 pages
...earth, for it is his footstool : neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King, 36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 37 But let your communication be. Yea, yea ; Nay, nay ; for whatsoever is more than these... | |
 | Charles Crawford (calling himself earl of Crawford.) - 1814 - 224 pages
...our translation of the thirty, sixth verse ot'the huh chapter ot St. Matthew is improper : *' Neither shalt thou swear by thy head ; because thou canst not make one hair white or black." They say itsliould be translattd, " canst not make one hair, woether white or black." And... | |
 | Jesse Kersey - Society of Friends - 1815 - 130 pages
...earth, ibr it is his footstool. Neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not...or black. But let your communication be yea, yea, nay, nay, for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of evil." Mat. v. 33 to 38. The apostle James appears... | |
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