Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
end_n confirmation_n oath_n strife_n 1,765 5 10.7719 5 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A27140 A vindication of the commands and doctrine of Christ Jesus and of his people in their faithful obedience to him against all swearers and swearing whatsoever, according to the scriptures of truth : with a few words unto all such rulars [sic], teachers, and people ... that have a hand in afflicting, persecuting, and casting such into prisons ... / W.B. Bayly, William, d. 1675. 1663 (1663) Wing B1543; ESTC R25916 13,178 17

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View lemmatised text

David or Solomon c. hath not God But whosoever abideth not in the Doctrine of Christ hath not God and he that doth abide in it hath both the Father and the Son for he that obeyeth the Son obeyeth the Father also for the Father hath committed all things unto the son whom he hath given for a Leader and Commander to the people and to be his salvation to the ends of the earth and there is no other name given under heaven whereby men shall be saved Neither of Men or Angels for he was before Abraham was and is greater then Solomon and Davids Lord and higher then the Angels who commands Not to swear at all Mat. 5. 14. Object Now if any should yet Object and say Did not God himself swear by himself Heb. 6.13 And the Apostle Paul say An Oath for confirmation among men was the end of strife c. Do not this allow of swearing and make room for oathes now among men in these dayes c. 15. Answ That which God did in daies past concerning swearing mentioned Heb. chap. 6. It was to confirme his promise made to Abraham and to his Seed and they that are Christs are Abrahams seed and heirs according to promise and such are Christs that abide in his doctrine and do his commands they only are his friends and by way of similitude did the Apostle Paul there speak of it not by command or doctrine he that reads let him understand That men by an oath did end the controversie or strife among them and confirme the thing about which they swore who did swear by the Greater as I have before mentioned by them in the old time Num. 30.2 Deu. 6.13 c. So that the Apostle said Because God could not find a Greater he did swear by himself to Abraham saying surely in blessing I will bless thee and in multiplying I will multiply thee c. This was a promise made to Abraham with an oath putting him out of all doubt that he would fulfil it and so he staggered not at it but patiently waited till it came to pass Hebrews 6.15 So that this is onely a Parable shewing that if among men an oath did confirme a thing and end the strife and that men did perform their oathes who did swear by the Greater which was once commanded by Him how much more would the Lord be faithful to perform His oath which he sware by Himself who is the Greatest to Abraham and to his seed seeing he cannot lye nor is he a man that he should repent but is the Righteous Judge of all the earth that doth right Gen. 18.25 17. So that this is neither precept example or command for the Christians the Disciples of Christ now in these last daies for swearing and oathes but a repetition of what was done in times past the old time to the Fathers as he speaks Heb. 1.1 Which was in divers manners and at sundry times but now he hath spoken unto us in his Son and Heir who is before Abraham and the end of the old time the Law and the Prophets who saith Swear not at all 18. Object But did not God swear by himself and will not Repent ch 7.21 But this seems as if God did repent seeing now by his son to whom he hath given all power in heaven and earth he commands not to swear at all in these last daies is not this repenting of what was done formerly in the old time c. Ans No It cannot be said truly here he did Repent seeing he hath willingly and faithfully performed and fulfilled that which he had then sworn and promised as in the Record of Luke 1.72.73 where it is mentioned not for a precept of swearing but in thanksgiving and praises to the Lord that he had performed the oath which he had sworn to Abraham by giving them light who sate in darkness and in the shadow of death and the knowledge of salvation by the remission of their sins c. But where he spake of swearing and will not repent it was conserning the disanulling of all those Priests which were made by a carnal commandement and of establishing Christ Jesus His Son with an oath to be a Priest for evermore after the order of Melchisedeck an unchangeable unalterable order and not after the order of Aaron which Priesthood was changed and so there was of necessity a change also of the Law by which swearing and oathes was commanded and tollerated for such an High-Priest saith the Scripture became us who is holy harmeless undesiled seperate from sinners and made higher then the Heavens c. For the Law maketh men High-Priests which have infirmity but the word of the oath which was since the law maketh the Son who is consecrated for evermore mark the word of the oath which was since the Law which God sware and will not repent maketh the Son an High-Priest for evermore at whose mouth the Law must now be sought as it was of the Priests in the Old time whose lips were to preserve the peoples knowledge Mal. 2.7 But now in the Son Christ dwelleth all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge by whom God speakes in these last daies saying This is my beloved son hear ye him c. 21. So that you who contend and plead for swearing and oathes and persecute about it are yet in the old time and under the Law and the old disanulled changeable Priesthood and fell into condemnation Iames 5.12 and not under grace no Disciples of Christ Jesus the everlasting unchangeable High-priest who saith Swear not at all And so no christians 22. And so now ye have no covering but what is too narrow for your swearing and oathes nor no shadow of death or dark place to hide yourselves under from the light of the Son who is now risen and coming up to the noon day whom God hath highly exalted and given him a Name above every Name that at his Name every knee should bow of things in heaven and things in the earth and things under the earth c. Phil. 2.9.10 23. And so if every knee must bow to him then must Abraham David and Solomon Ioseph Isaac and Iacob and all the Angels bow their knees understand what name and what knees of things in Heaven and Earth c. and all who did swear in the Old time to him who now saith Swear not at all Mat. 5. which is since the law 24. And if ye shall yet again say or do beleive that it was only prophane swearing and oathes that Christ there forbad his Disciples even such as drunkards and quarrellers use in their common talke or such as the Pharisees used as aforesaid and not lawful or religious oathes 25. To this I answer If such prophane oathes and swearing and such superstitious and Idolatrous swearing as the Pharisees and Hipocrites then used Mat. 23. were ever commanded of God and to be performed to him in the Old time then it