...so contrary to human appearances, was made to him. So St. Paul relates the matter (Heb. vi. 13) :" When God made promise to Abraham, because he could...himself," saying, " Surely, blessing I will bless thee ;" in the book of Genesis it is, " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord" (Gen. xxii. 16): and in...

...abundantly, to shew unto the heirs of promise, the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath ; for when God made promise to Abraham,* because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself." And the design of this oath was, " that we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to...

...following language : (<For when God made promise to Abraham, because be could swear by no greater, he iware by himself, saying, Surely, blessing, I •will bless thee ; and multiplying, I will multiply thee. And so after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater,...

...i. 3. ' 1 Pet. i. 20, SI. * Heb. vi. H. *Gal. iii. 6. Rom. iv. 18, 20. * Rom. iv. » 1,13,14. • ' Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he...bless thee ; and multiplying, I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. For men verily swear by the greater...

...Writing to the Hebrews, the apostle says — " When God made promise to Abraham, because he could sVvear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely...blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will rqultiply thee that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have...

...That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he aware by himself, Saying, Surely, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee....

...introduce, in this connexion, but one passage more. Writing to the Hebrews, the apostle says — " When God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he svvare by himself, saying, Surely blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee...

...the earth -be blessed." — Gen. xxii. 18. Some say this blessing is conditional. Hear then St. Paul: "For when God made promise to Abraham, because he...bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. • For men verily swear by the grttter ; and an oath for confirmation is to them art end of all strife....

...suggest to us, that some unforeseen cause may throw us out of his protection; therefore^ "God being willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, hath confirmed it by an oath; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie,...

...Heb. 6, 13, " For when God made promise unto Abraham, because he could swear by no greater he aware by himself, saying surely, blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee, and so after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise." For men verily swear by the greater,...