The Lord be witness. —Rather, be hearing (Dominus, qui haec audit ipse Mediator ac testis sit, Vulgate).

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah Assenting to his proposal, and not only giving their word for it, but their oat…

Men should not be blamed for their parentage, as long as they, by their personal merits, remove any reproach. God had forgiven Israel; therefore, J…