Though they take the most binding form of oath, they do so only as a means of deceiving others.

The Lord liveth. — The words imply that a distinction between the binding powers of different oath formulas, like that of the late…

Even those who assumed an appearance of being religious, and who said, Jehovah liveth,–even they were false swearers. To what a terribly s…

This is added to anticipate an objection. For the Jews, as is well known, thought they had a cover for all their vices, since they had God’s name c…

And though they say, the Lord lives
It might be said, that there were multitudes that made mention of the name of th…

None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises.

The…

Here, he excludes the remedies in which they might have been able to trust:

1. The holiness of men.

   Concerning this, there are…