 | 1825 - 630 pages
...his inward reward shall be our's, where his Lord promises, " by myself I have sworn, saith the Lord, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply tby seed as the stars of Heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possess... | |
 | 1825 - 710 pages
...shall thy seed be."' This is also repealed in the 17th verse of the 22dchapterof Genesis — "I will multiply thy seed as the STARS of the heaven, and as the sand upon the sea shore." It is here very evident that the whole firmam'ent of STARS was alluded to . and... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 902 pages
...thing, and hast not with- si. Luke LW. 1_ u .1 ^i • , ^ Hfb. vi. 13. held thy son, thine only son : 17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying...multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as 10G ** Ac 1871. 18 'And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast... | |
 | John William Fletcher - 1826 - 618 pages
...Messiah. ' By myself have I sworn, saith tbe Lord, [who can swear by no other being than himself,] becanse thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy...thine only son ; that in blessing I will bless thee :—Thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in thy seed shall all the nations of the rarth... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1826 - 360 pages
...Gen. xii. 6 ; faith that was in fact subjected to a very severe trial : after which God declares, " Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not " withheld thy son, thy only son, in thy seed " shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; " because thou hast obeyed... | |
 | 1826 - 478 pages
...called to Abraham from heaven the second time, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah ; for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, the only son of the affianced, from me; in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply... | |
 | John Wesley - 1827 - 548 pages
...(clearly, it cannot, but more) fully set down in ch. xxii. 16, &c. " By myself have I sworn, saitli the Lord, BECAUSE thou hast done this thing, and hast...son : that in blessing I will bless thee, — and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ;" (that is, the Messiah shall spring from thee)... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1827 - 522 pages
...according to St. Paul, the sense of those mysterious words ; ' By myself have I sworn, with the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son ; lhat in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed, as the stars... | |
 | 1827 - 1446 pages
...unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only «on: 17 That in blessing 1 will blcsa thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars... | |
 | Samuel Hutchinson - 1827 - 214 pages
...myself have I sworn saith the Lord, &c. that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying 1 will multiply thy seed as the stars of the Heaven, and as the sand upon the seashore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies : and in thy seed shall all... | |
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And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son : That in blessing I will bless thee... 
