...do it in the manner appointed by himself, according to the conditions prescribed in the prophet, ' Thou shalt swear, the Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment and in righteousness :' ' in truth,' taking heed that our meaning be conformable to the sense of our words, and our words...

...were two ways of swearing Jehovah liveth, that we read of in scripture ; one we read of, Jer. ii. 2. " Thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness :" And the other way is swearing falsely, which we read of in the next chapter, verse 2, 3. "And though...

...conditions are always carefully to be observed, which the prophet intimates when he charges thus : ' Thou shalt swear, The lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness.' It is therefore horrible mockery and profanation of a most sacred ordinance, when men presume to use...

...the manner appointed by himself, according Jer. iv. 2. to the conditions prescribed in the Prophet, Thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness : in truth, taking heed that our meaning be conformable to the sense of our words, and our words to...

...communications be, Yen, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Matt. v. 34—37. Thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness. Jer. iv. 2. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment....

...unto me : and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. 2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness ; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. 3 IT For thus saith....

...the purposes of justice or charity can be served by it. Thou sha/f swear, says the prophet Jeremiah, Thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness': and the apostle remarks, that an oath for confirmation is the end of all strife. Indeed, the lawfulness...

...But thou, 0 Lord, shalt endure for ever ; and thy remembrance unto all generations. Psalm cii. 12. And thou shalt swear, the Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness ; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. Jer. iv. *2. And the...

...do it, Matth. xxvi. 63, 64. See also Jer. iv. 2. to which the last sentence of this Article refers: And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness. And therefore it is only that vain and rash swearing, which is meant in Matth. v. 34. But I say unto...

...unto me : and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shall thou not remove. ; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they "glory. 3 H For thus saith the...