4. He desired to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified. Be thou my strong rock and the strength to save me! How God acts in them. Psalm 32. "He that believeth shall not make haste. He praises God for his goodnessDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 31:249612hope, in GodLibraryGoodness Wrought and Goodness Laid Up'Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!' Other Translations of Psalm 31:24 New International Version. 20. 2, 3 (R.V.). --PSALM xxxi. The Message. III. Salem Media Group. WE ADMIRE PHYSICAL COURAGE; but, after all, it is chiefly a constitutional endowment. Note the many attributes of God that David recites throughout the psalm: God is a refuge and shelter (vv. 6. They err from the Scriptures who make the grace of God a reason for doing nothing; it is the reason for doing everything.1. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. This is good and just. There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. 24Be brave. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. The call which John Yeardley had received to visit the German colonies in South Russia, and which had lain for a long time dormant, now revived. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." There is AN OCCASIONAL WEAKNESS apparent in many of those that hope in the Lord. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? 1. 1. And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. --PSALM xxxi. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! Be strong. For, as stated above [4401](A[8]), the intention of the minister is necessary for the validity of a sacrament. 3. He sings, "My times are in thy hand." It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. Faith is one grand means of victory over sin. I like the way this is put. Start for FREE. Sometimes by gracious providences.2. Example from the history of Job. II. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart. 2. Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. 22. You feel a sudden strengthening of your spirit, so that you are perfectly resigned, satisfied, prepared, and ready. If you want to get out of diffidence, and timidity, and despondency, you must rouse yourselves up. 24 Be brave. Psalm 32. 2. --PSALM xxxi. Question answered in respect to the devil. You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. Alexander took great pains to have him healed, and when he was quite well, he never exposed his precious life to any risk again. 2. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! 3. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great. where shall I flee to be safe from their shock? No bosom (save one) has the power to relieve me, The bosom which bled for me, JESUS MY ROCK! It destroys faith, which consists in a knowledge of the divine will. --PSALM xxxi. --PSALM xxxi. As a wicked man's life is made up of sin, Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityHow they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' 2. 22. Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USAHow God Works in the Hearts of Men. As a wicked man's life is made up of sin, (Admonition 30.) But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. 30). David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. Dare to follow that which your conscience declares to be the truth; and be a Christian all out, though it may run you into risks of limb and life. THE question as to the Rabbinic views in regard to the binding character of the Law, and its imposition on the Gentiles, in Messianic times, although, strictly speaking, not forming part of this history, is of such vital importance in connection with recent controversies as to demand special consideration. Prayer. Connection of this chapter with the preceding. Psalm 31:24. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. A friend who had watched with regret his unsuccessful attempts on former journeys to enter that jealous country, and who augured from the political changes which had taken place that permission might probably now be obtained, brought the subject again under his notice. But God pardoned his unbelief, and answered the inarticulate cry of the heart. 19. 2. 3. (3)In the midst of great labour for the Lord.The best of men are but men at the best; and, therefore, who wonders if their heart sometimes faileth them in the day of suffering, in the hour of battle, or under the broiling sun, when they are labouring for their Lord?3. "Where have ye laid him?" where shall I flee to be safe from their shock? John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. God was to the psalmist what a strong city is to those who seek safety. Be of good courage Or, be strong, namely, in the Lord, and through confidence in his promises, which will not fail you, as I have found by experience. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. ( C. H. Access 50+ premium resources. On Psalm xxxi. Your hat may be battered, your shawl may be shabby, your coat may be an everyday one, but come up bravely to the house of God, and fear nobody. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. 23Love God, all you saints;God takes care of all who stay close to him,But he pays back in fullthose arrogant enough to go it alone. Moral courage is the great thing, that which will inspire you to do right at all costs. Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." --PSALM xxxi. 24 So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord! From him must be derived the power for every duty and every difficulty. Many things are and will continue to be implicitly John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionLinksPsalm 31:24 NIVPsalm 31:24 NLTPsalm 31:24 ESVPsalm 31:24 NASBPsalm 31:24 KJVPsalm 31:24 Bible AppsPsalm 31:24 ParallelPsalm 31:24 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 31:24 Chinese BiblePsalm 31:24 French BiblePsalm 31:24 German BiblePsalm 31:24 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)In times of temptation. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. This supposeth what our case by nature is, and what we are all John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeJesus, My Rock. No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. By the design or end of acting. All rights reserved. If a man be full of animal courage, no credit to him; for he has to thank his father and mother for his vigorous body which inspires him to be brave. I would not have you deserve the coward's doom, and speak of it as "retiring." Your granite cave a hiding place, your high cliff nest a place of safety. and answered the inarticulate cry of the heart. Some Generals Proposed. What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. If thou art not of good courage, what will happen to thee? lxxix. Psalms 31:24 In-Context. Read full chapter. 1. The Definition of It. 22. No bosom (save one) has the power to relieve me, The bosom which bled for me, JESUS MY ROCK! Perhaps, in the middle of the night, you awake, and the visitations of God are manifested to you, and you feel as happy as if everything went the way you would like it to go. Watchfulness is another help; taking care to keep away from the occasions and inducements to sin: occupation in what is good and right, storing the mind with God's truth. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. The Message (MSG). 19. He built it on Ocean foundations, laid it out on River girders. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers.IV. The admonition was timely and effectual. I. --PSALM xxxi. --JONAH 11. Example from the history of Job. A SEASONABLE EXHORTATION. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. It sounds strange logic, 'Be for Thou art,' and yet it is the logic of prayer, and goes very deep, pointing out both its limits and its encouragements. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. Walk Humbly. IV. TRUE COURAGE WILL NEVER SWERVE FROM THAT WHICH IT KNOWS IS RIGHT. 20). Again this promise is given. 3. Spurgeon. In the text to which this Appendix refers it has been indicated, that a new legislation was expected in Messianic days. Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. The Psalmist has been describing, with the eloquence of misery, his own desperate condition, in all manner of metaphors which he heaps together--'sickness,' 'captivity,' 'like a broken vessel,' 'as a dead man out of mind.' In like manner, his being cast into the sea and swallowed by the great fish, is a poetic reproduction, for homiletical purposes, of Israel's sufferings at the hands of the heathen whom it had failed to warn. There are some things of this sort even of our Saviour in the Gospel, because the Lord of the Prophets deigned to be Himself also a Prophet. If this weakness of the heart should continue, it will be very injurious. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. 5. 19. III. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. Psalm 30. There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! Jonah's refusal to obey the divine command to go to Nineveh and cry against it is best taken, not as prosaic history, but as a poetical representation of Israel's failure to obey the divine call of witnessing for God. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. Be strong. And he shall strengthen your heart - He will animate you; he will enable you to meet trial and opposition; he will keep you from becoming faint and disheartened. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. The Law in Messianic Times. He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891, That it is Sweet to Despise the World and to Serve GodNow will I speak again, O my Lord, and hold not my peace; I will say in the ears of my God, my Lord, and my King, who is exalted above all, Oh how plentiful is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee! As to the first. But I know not that there is any Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Into Thy Hands''Into Thine hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.' Contra Julian iv). This passage picks up the hindermost, it seems to come, like the men with the ambulance, to look after the wounded, and carry them on at the same pace as those who march in the fulness of their strength. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? I. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." Psalm 31:23-24 The Message (MSG) 23 Love God, all you saints; God takes care of all who stay close to him, But he pays back in full. A friend who had watched with regret his unsuccessful attempts on former journeys to enter that jealous country, and who augured from the political changes which had taken place that permission might probably now be obtained, brought the subject again under his notice. How needful is it . Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. lxxix. The word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. 8. "He shall strengthen your heart." Start your free trial today! 4. Connection of this chapter with the preceding. But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaOther Fragments on the Psalms. Have you never felt it? The admonition was timely and effectual. The Definition of It. An exhortation. For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' How His mind must Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Lying Vanities''They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.' What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? Version. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. He prays in his calamity19. Many things are and will continue to be implicitly, Strength for the Courageous Who Hope in the Lord, The Saint Rehearsing His Experience of the Great Protector's Care, Strength for the courageous who hope in the Lord, David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help, That it is Sweet to Despise the World and to Serve God. THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Languagecopyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. I. The Psalmist has been describing, with the eloquence of misery, his own desperate condition, in all manner of metaphors which he heaps together--'sickness,' 'captivity,' 'like a broken vessel,' 'as a dead man out of mind.' The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. 5. "He shall strengthen your heart." When Life's gloomy curtain, at last, shall close o'er me, And the chill hand of death unexpectedly knock, I will, The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus. [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The mercy of God is not so "marvellous" when it is shown in humbler cities as when it is shown in "a strong city," [1389] and for this reason "God is to be blessed." The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! I. By the kindly fellowship of friends.3. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. It is not alone, "Be of good courage"; there is an "and" with it: "and he shall strengthen your heart." What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? He prays in his calamity19. At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. I. ).PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsCourage, David, Fear, Heart, Hope, Maschil, Psalm, Strengthen, Strengtheneth, Strong, Wait, WaitingOutline1. A friend who had watched with regret his unsuccessful attempts on former journeys to enter that jealous country, and who augured from the political changes which had taken place that permission might probably now be obtained, brought the subject again under his notice. Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USAHow God Works in the Hearts of Men. Moments for Mums: Be Strong - Part 1. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. 1. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Be for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. For those who deplore sins of deed are to be admonished that perfected lamentations should wash out consummated evils, lest they be bound by a greater debt of perpetrated deed than they pay in tears of satisfaction for it. NIV, Lucado Encouraging Word Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process, NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation. Contra Julian iv). But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaOther Fragments on the Psalms. No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. William Crotch, 1836 Psalm 31 Henry F. Lyte, 1834 My spirit on Thy care, Blest Savior, I recline; Thou wilt not leave me to despair, For Thou art love divine. YouVersion uses cookies to personalize your experience. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. ( C. H. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock? If you want to get out of diffidence, and timidity, and despondency, you must rouse yourselves up. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock? There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. Nay, you shall be more happy that everything should cross you than that everything should please you, if it be God's sweet will. By the design or end of acting. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' That what we are to speak to for the clearing and improving this noble piece of truth, that Christ is the Truth, may be the more clearly understood and edifying, we shall first take notice of some generals, and then show particularly how or in what respects Christ is called the Truth; and finally speak to some cases wherein we are to make use of Christ as the Truth. What an honour to that old saint that Jesus Christ, dying, should find nothing that more fully corresponded to His inmost heart at that moment than the utterance of the Psalmist long ago! The word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. "Toe the mark "in every sense in matters of truth and morals, and be brave enough to die rather than do wrong. Expect GOD to get here soon. 3. Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. It is a dangerous weakness, for it is a weakness of the heart. I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And to wipe the weeping eyes; And a heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. As a wicked man's life is made up of sin, Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityHow they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. But I know not that there is any Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Into Thy Hands''Into Thine hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.' Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? In like manner, his being cast into the sea and swallowed by the great fish, is a poetic reproduction, for homiletical purposes, of Israel's sufferings at the hands of the heathen whom it had failed to warn. 3. (3)It pleads many excuses.III. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. 2. Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure, The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And to wipe the weeping eyes; And a heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize. I like the way this is put. 3. 1 Peter 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World, Courageous - Being Daughters rooted in Grace, You Can Be Brave: Trusting God in the Unknown, Daily Encouragement For The Smart Stepfamily, Daily Jewels- Aligning Your Crown As A Daughter Of The King, Friendship for Girls: Teaching Healthy Habits to Our Daughters, Behind The Badge: Devotions For Law Enforcement, Daily Bible Reading June 2021, Gods Word of Hope, Daily Bible Reading April 2023 Gods Saving Word: Hope. But heretics, On Psalm xxxi. Jonah's refusal to obey the divine command to go to Nineveh and cry against it is best taken, not as prosaic history, but as a poetical representation of Israel's failure to obey the divine call of witnessing for God. 1. The mercy of God is not so "marvellous" when it is shown in humbler cities as when it is shown in "a strong city," [1389] and for this reason "God is to be blessed." --PSALM xxxi. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. Many things are and will continue to be implicitly John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionLinksPsalm 31:24 NIVPsalm 31:24 NLTPsalm 31:24 ESVPsalm 31:24 NASBPsalm 31:24 KJVPsalm 31:24 Bible AppsPsalm 31:24 ParallelPsalm 31:24 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 31:24 Chinese BiblePsalm 31:24 French BiblePsalm 31:24 German BiblePsalm 31:24 CommentariesBible Hub. 3. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingAppendix xiv. I like the way this is put. I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And to wipe the weeping eyes; And a heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize. Edward BurbidgeThe Kingdom of Heaven; What is it?Of Faith. For those who deplore sins of deed are to be admonished that perfected lamentations should wash out consummated evils, lest they be bound by a greater debt of perpetrated deed than they pay in tears of satisfaction for it. 3. The Law in Messianic Times. 2. You feel a sudden strengthening of your spirit, so that you are perfectly resigned, satisfied, prepared, and ready. 'I trusted Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHid in Light'Thou shall hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man; Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.' What an honour to that old saint that Jesus Christ, dying, should find nothing that more fully corresponded to His inmost heart at that moment than the utterance of the Psalmist long ago! Start your free trial today! 1853. [2431] and of Lazarus. --PSALM xxxi. You feel a sudden strengthening of your spirit, so that you are perfectly resigned, satisfied, prepared, and ready. Let me earnestly persuade all who bear the name of Christians to become lovers of God. For it is written, He hath given us drink in tears by measure (Ps. When Life's gloomy curtain, at last, shall close o'er me, And the chill hand of death unexpectedly knock, I will John Ross MacduffThe Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of JesusThe Communion of Saints. The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. Question answered in respect to the devil. It implies that his life is free from presumption and that he prays for the Divine blessing. The scope of this chapter. Salem Media Group. But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaOther Fragments on the Psalms. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. An exhortation. Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. Truly unspeakable is the sweetness of the contemplation of Thee, which Thou bestowest upon those who love Thee. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! There are Some Things of this Sort Even of Our Saviour in the Gospel How they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. I Cor 2:2. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. 2. Spurgeon. No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' 23). 2, 3 (R.V.). Question answered in respect to God and man. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. In Thee I place my trust, On Thee I calmly rest; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count thy choice the best. Example from the history of Job. Nay, you shall be more happy that everything should cross you than that everything should please you, if it be God's sweet will. There are four general things here to be noticed. God hides and protects those who trust in him - as in a royal pavilion (ver. ( C. H. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. "He shall strengthen your heart." 3. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! He sings, "My times are in thy hand." --JONAH 11. 3. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. "Where have ye laid him?" Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty.
