Bible Dictionary: Oaths: The Lawful Purpose of, Explained

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Hebrews 6:16
For men truly swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
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Covenanting a Duty.
... whom he has formed for the purpose of displaying ... obligatory in certain cases, may
be explained in perfect ... Lawful oaths between nations, or between a people and ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter iii covenanting a duty.htm

A Table of the Chief Things.
... teach, words without do make a noise to no purpose, [624]21 ... Plays, whether it be
lawful to use them, [907]512,[908] 515 ... Of oaths and swearing, [980]544, [981]545 ...
/.../a table of the chief.htm

On Reconciling Religious Dissensions among Christians
... kings, to absolve subjects from their oaths of allegiance and ... to arm them against
their lawful rulers, to ... was Mahomet's devise, for the purpose of establishing ...
/.../the works of james arminius vol 1/oration v on reconciling religious.htm

Seances Historiques De Geneve --The National Church.
... worship, constituting priesthoods, binding themselves by oaths, honouring the ... is
borne in mind, their probable purpose and design explained, together with ...
/.../seances historiques de genevethe national.htm

The Morality of the Gospel.
... be subordinate to its purpose, and that that purpose was the ... their exposition of
the law of oaths, are specimens ... of the question, whether it was lawful or not ...
/.../paley/evidences of christianity/chapter ii the morality of.htm

Exposition of the Moral Law.
... not content with this moderate use of oaths, condemn all ... an oath as a thing that
is lawful (this were ... His purpose was, neither to relax nor to curtail the Law ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 8 exposition of the.htm

Doctrinal and Moral Treatises. Index of Subjects.
... Aristotle, not to be explained by an enemy, [414 ... help: becomes Catechumen, [440]356;
his purpose of writing ... Barrenness, does not make divorce lawful, [493]402 ...
/.../on care to be had for the dead /doctrinal and moral treatises index.htm

The Third Day in Passion-Week - the Last Controversies and ...
... likely that our Lord refers to oaths or adjurations ... 5, that the formula was introduced
for that purpose. ... schools in controversy whether it was lawful to kill a ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iv the third day.htm

Directions to Sinners.
... long echoed to the voice of blasphemy and oaths, now resounded ... do this, sinner, you
have done nothing to the purpose. ... as if it was all his own lawful property. ...
/.../finney/lectures on revivals of religion/lecture xviii directions to sinners.htm

Of the True Church. Duty of Cultivating Unity with Her, as the ...
... his face, but also, for the purpose of removing ... the patriarchs deem fratricide a
lawful act ... stumble through unbelief, that superfluous oaths occasionally escape ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 1 of the true.htm

Subtopics

Oaths

Oaths used for Binding to Performance of Any Particular Act

Oaths used for Binding to Performance of Sacred Duties

Oaths used for Confirming Covenants

Oaths used for Deciding Controversies in Courts of Law

Oaths used for Pledging Allegiance to Sovereigns

Oaths: Antiquity of

Oaths: Custom of Swearing by the Life of the King

Oaths: Expressions Used as As the Lord Liveth

Oaths: Expressions Used as As Thy Soul Liveth

Oaths: Expressions Used as Before God I Lie Not