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...stating the whole passage : " Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shaltnot forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool;...

...Justice to ourselves, as well as to others, frequently requires this. Our blessed Saviour himself said, " Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths." And before the Jewish sanhedrim, when he was adjured by the chief priest in these words, " I adjure...

...law-giver, has repeated and even extended the prohibition : — " Ye have heard that it hath been said of them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform to the Lord thy God thy oaths; but I say unto you, swear hot at all, neither by Heaven, for it is God's...

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...vindication of their views they allege the language of our Lord : " Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself,...perform unto the Lord thine oaths. But I say unto you swear not at all ; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool:...

...vindication of their views they allege the language of our Lord : " Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself,...perform unto the Lord thine oaths. But I say unto you swear not at all ; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool...

...wrath or values the favour of God will tremble to approach it, though at ever so great a distance. " Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform' unto the Lord thine oaths f ," " by swearing in truth, in judgment, and in righteousnessg." Lying, too, of every species, which...