 | 1806 - 312 oldal
...let us guard against this prevalent vice. Josephus relates of the Essens, a soft of the Jews, that " whatsoever they say is firmer than an oath ; but swearing...avoided by them, and they esteem it worse than perjury ; for they say, that he who cannot be believed 'without swearing by God, it condemned already." "~... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1814 - 468 oldal
...their passion. They are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace ; whatsoever they say also is firmer than an oath ; but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it * worse than perjury ; for they say, that he who cannot be believed, without [swearing by] God, is already condemned. They... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1815 - 296 oldal
...their passion. They are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace; whatsoever they say also is firmer than an oath; but swearing is avoided by -them, and they esteem it* worse than perjury; for they say, that he who cannot be believed, without [swearing by] God, is already condemned. They... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1815 - 298 oldal
...are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace ; whatsoever they say also is firmer than au oath ; but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it* worse than perjury; for they say, that he who cannot be believed, without [swearing by] God, is already condemned. They... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1825 - 610 oldal
...their passion. They are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace : whateover they say also is firmer than an oath ; but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it worse than per. jury;* for they say, that he who cannot be believed, without [swearing by] God, is already condemned.... | |
 | Charles Christian Hennell - 1838 - 402 oldal
...their passion. They are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace ; whatsoever they say also is firmer than an oath : but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it worse than perjury ; for, they say, that he who cannot be believed without (swearing by) God is already condemned. They... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1852 - 712 oldal
...their passion. They are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace ; whatsoever they say also is firmer than an oath ; but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it worse than perjury ;* for they say, * This practice of the Essens, in refusing to swear, and esteeming swearing on ordinary... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1853 - 364 oldal
...pure Christianity. But let the reader observe keenly, had there been this pretended sect of Essenes teaching all this lofty and spiritual morality, it...delivered in such unexampled majesty of language, 'Swear not'at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool,'... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1856 - 604 oldal
...their passion. They arc eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace : whatsover they say also is firmer than an oath ; but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it worse than perjury;* for they say, that he who cannot be believed, without [swearing by] God, is already condemned. They... | |
 | Augustus C. L. Arnold - 1858 - 308 oldal
...their passion. They are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace ; whatsoever they say also is firmer than an oath ; but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it worse than perjury ;* for they say that he who * This practice of the Essenes, in refusing to swear, and esteeming swearing... | |
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They are eminent for fidelity, and are the ministers of peace; whatsoever they say also is firmer than an oath; but swearing is avoided by them, and they esteem it worse than perjury; for they say, that he who cannot be believed without [swearing by]... 
