 But whatever be the form of an oath, the signification is the same. It is ' the calling upon God to witness, ie to take notice of what we say,' and it is 'invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, if what we say be false, or what we promise be...  Notes on Dr. Scott's Bible and Politics - Página 63por William Astley Cooper Anderson - 1859 - 92 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Paley - 1825 - 822 páginas
...witness, that is to take notice of, what we say; and invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, if what we say be false, or what we promise be not performed. This is what the person who swears in effect does ; and no man can do that, and know what he is doing,... | |
 | William Paley, Edmund Paley - 1825 - 604 páginas
...witness, that is to take notice of, what we say ; and invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, if what we say be false, or what we promise be not performed. This is what the person who swears in effect does ; and no man can do that, and know what he is doing,... | |
 | William Paley - 1828 - 610 páginas
...witness ie to take notice of, what we say," and it is " invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, if what we say be false, or what we promise be not performed." HI. Quakers and Moravians refuse to swear upon any occasion : founding their scruples concerning the... | |
 | Charles Thomas Lane - 1828 - 192 páginas
...it is " the calling upon God to witness, and it is invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, if what we say be false, or what we promise be not performed. J We have, at present, to consider more particularly the nature of a promissory oath. With regard to... | |
 | William Paley - 1830 - 474 páginas
...are the same. It is the calling upon God to witness, that is, to take notice of, what we say ; and invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favor, if...say be false, or what we promise be not performed. This is what the person who swears in effect does ; and no man can do that, and know what he is doing,... | |
 | William Paley - 1830 - 430 páginas
...witness, ie to take notice of what we say,' and it is 'invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, if what we say be false, or what we promise be not performed.' III. Quakers and Moravians refuse to swear upon any occasion ; founding their scruples concerning the... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - 624 páginas
...ie to take notice of, what we say ;" and it is " invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, and partly whilst ye became companions of them that were so u III. Quakers and Moravians refuse to swear upon any occasion; founding their scruples concerning the... | |
 | 1834 - 512 páginas
...God to witness, ie to take notice of what we say, and invoking his vengeance or renouncing his favour if what we say be false, or. what we promise be not performed." This is the true explanation of what an oath signifies, and is, in our opinion, preferable to that... | |
 | James Endell Tyler - 1834 - 360 páginas
...witness, ie, to take notice of what we say, AND it is invoking his vengeance, or renouncing his favour, if what we say be false, or what we promise be not performed." It is somewhat curious, that the Archdeacon's next words are " Quakers and Moravians refuse to swear... | |
 | William Paley - 1835 - 324 páginas
...of an oath, its signification is the same. God is called to witness, or to notice, what we swear ; and it is " invoking his vengeance or renouncing his...say be false, or what we promise be not performed." HI. Quakers, Moravians, and many others refuse to swear at all, in obedience to Christ's prohibition,... | |
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