 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]...  The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey - Side 111af Thomas De Quincey - 1890Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1806 - 312 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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 sny, that he who cannot be believed, without [swearing by] God, is already condemned. They... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1815 - 298 sider
...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 sider
...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 sider
...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... | |
 | 1840 - 870 sider
...an inference which really has been drawn from this romance of the Essenes adopted as true history. " Whatsoever they say is firmer than an oath ; but swearing...is avoided by them ; and they esteem it worse than perjury.1' We presume that nobody can fail to recognise in this great scrupulosity the memorable command... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1852 - 712 sider
...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... | |
 | Flavius Josephus - 1856 - 604 sider
...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 sider
...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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