| Delphic oracle - 1720 - 386 pages
...Meaning is, that their Number is exceeding great, as it is apparent in this Promife of God to Abraham, In multiplying I will multiply thy Seed as the Stars of the Heaven, and at the Sand which it upon the Sea-foore. Gen: xxii. 17. Q. Gentlemen, If I buy a Commodity, and after... | |
| John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pages
...Abraham ofTtring up Isaac, may also be bronghi forward as an illustration. We read that God said, " Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thy only sou," &c. Now, if Musts had previously told us that Isaor was- only an adopted son of Abraham,... | |
| 1805 - 590 pages
...the obedience of Abraham, God renewed his promise and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and thy seed shall possess the gates of his enemies ; and in thy seed shall all the... | |
| Philo (of Alexandria.) - 1800 - 542 pages
...to the perfect man Abraham in the following manner : " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, that because thou hast done this thing and hast not withheld thy son, thy beloved sou from me, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy... | |
| 1806 - 504 pages
...made, after the intentional sacrifice of Isaac, in the 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 sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of... | |
| Joanna Southcott - 1804 - 606 pages
...angel of the Lord called, to Abraham out of Heaven, saying, (the second time) by myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing,...hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that in .bbssing, I will bless, thee; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the ' earth be blessed, because... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 632 pages
...the Divine appointment he had just before laid him, (Gen. xxii. 16, П,) " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing,...and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that blessing I will assured. ly bless thee, and multiplying I will assuredly multiply theeb ; I will bless... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 690 pages
...Divine appointment he had just before laid him, (Gen. xxii. 16, П,) " By myself have I sworn, saitli the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that blessing I will assuredly bless thee, and multiplying I will assuredly multiply theeb ; I will bless... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 446 pages
...after he had done offering the sacrifice^ 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, 17 thine only [son :] That in blessing I will bless thee, greatly and abundantly bless thee, and in... | |
| Philip Doddridge, Andrew Kippis - 1808 - 638 pages
...the Divine appointment he had just before laid him, (Gen. xxii. 16, 17,) " By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, because thou hast done this thing,...and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that blessing / will assuredly bless thee, and multiplying I will assuredly multiply thee ;b I will bless... | |
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