He putteth down the houses of idolatry, seeth that his priests teach nothing but the law of God, commandeth his lords to go with them, and to see that they teach the people.
For it is God's true scripture and testimony, which the Lord Jesus commandeth the Jews to search.
Paul to the Philippians commandeth as much; where treating of his own practice in the doctrine of faith and holiness, requireth them to walk by the same rule, to mind the same thing.
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
For though God worketh with and upon the elect, otherwise than with and upon the reprobate; yet he worketh with and upon the elect, with and by the same word he commandeth should be held forth and offered to the reprobate.
God willeth and commandeth the gospel should be offered to all, that thereby distinguishing love, as to an inward and spiritual work, might the more appear to be indeed the fruit of special and peculiar love.
For there is no preservation for stragglers that keep not rank and file, but forsake the order which God commandeth them.
Mere sorrow, in itself considered, is a thing that God commandeth not, nor taketh pleasure in.
God made us men before he gave us laws; and the law commandeth us not to alter ourselves from what he made us, or any thing else which is naturally out of our power.
Take special notice of the reasons why God commandethyou to delight in him, and consequently how much of religion consisteth in these delights.
God commandeth man nothing that is not for his own good, and forbiddeth him nothing which is not (directly or indirectly) to his hurt: and therefore engageth self-love on his side for every act of our obedience.
And they that will not be strict in their conformity to Christ, will be righteous overmuch, and stricter than Christ would have them be, where pride commandeth it.
When you meditate on any duty, remember who commandeth it, and whom you are chiefly to respect in your obedience; and what will be the end of obeying or disobeying.
If you will be called obedient, you must have the matter and form, because the true form is found in no other matter; you must do the thing commanded, because of his authority that commandeth it.
To hide those parts, which nature hath made your shame, and modesty commandeth you to cover.
A sluggard hath no respect; an epicure commandeth not reverence; Meanness is always despicable, and folly provoketh contempt.
Canst thou measure Omnipotence, canst thou conceive Ubiquity, Which guideth the meanest reptile, and quickeneth the brightest seraph, Which steereth the particle of dust, and commandeth the path of the comet?
Briefly, as all his doctrine commandeth sufferance and love, so all his life teacheth nothing else but meekness.
Thus commandeth you He Who is the Lord of the Day of Reckoning.
Give ear, O peoples of the earth, unto that which the Pen of the Lord of all nations commandeth you.
Josue Chapter 13 God commandeth Josue to divide the land: the possessions of Ruben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasses, beyond the Jordan.
Esther Chapter 6 The king hearing of the good service done him by Mardochai, commandeth Aman to honour him next to the king, which he performeth.
He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.
But to them that are married, not I, but the Lord, commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband.
For with power he commandeth even the unclean spirits: and they obey him.
He commandeth Moses to write a canticle, as a constant remembrancer of the law.
Who is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, when the Lord commandeth it not?
They are oppressed by a new king, who commandeth all their male children to be killed.
Upon this the king commandeth Eliseus to be put to death.
And there came fear upon all; and they talked among themselves, saying: What word is this, for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go out?
He commandeth him not to eat of the tree of knowledge.
In his hands he hideth the light, andcommandeth it to come again.
And the clouds, when God commandeth them to go over the whole world, do that which is commanded them.
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; And sealeth up the stars.
Listen, ye Elders of my Church together, and hear the voice of the Lord; for He calleth upon all men, and He commandeth all men everywhere to repent.
Wherefore let him do as the Spirit of the living God commandeth him, whether upon the land or upon the waters, as it remaineth with me to do hereafter; 29.
The captaine generall doth vnderstand therof, and commandeth them not to aid nor succour the Spaniards: and other matters appertaining unto them.
As it containeth the terms on which God will be served, and commandeth us to obey them for our salvation, it is called the law of Christ or grace.
The king calleth these things simply necessary, which either the word of God expressly commandeth to be believed or done, or which the ancient church did gather from the word of God by necessary consequence.
For by right before God, or in foro coeli, I mean such a right as will justify the claim before God immediately, the person being one whom he commandeth in that present state to claim and receive baptism.
And when Scripture so vehemently commandeth us to search, meditate, study the Scriptures, and take heed unto ourselves and unto doctrine, &c.
If a drunkard or whoremonger should say, God commandeth me to do it, and I serve God by it, would you not think this a horrid aggravation?
Must the pastors remove from one church to another whenever the magistrate commandeth us, though the bishop contradict it, and the church consent not to dismiss us; and so of other cases of disagreement?
And if any man command me to do that which God commandeth me, I must do it, because God commandeth it.
As the king for concord commandeth all the schoolmasters to teach one grammar; so God maketh it the minister's office to instruct people in the Scriptures.
The keeper commandeth his tyger; the Ethiopian Player commandeth his elephants to fall upon their knees, and to walke upon a rope; so a wise-man is skilfull to subdue euil things.
Now as the will commandeth the common sense to discern and judge of the actions and objects of all the particular senses, thereafter commandeth the eye to see, and the ear to hear, the nose to smell, &c.
And here I say no more but this: Since the word commandeth us to do all things to the glory of God, 1 Cor.
It is likewise holden by schoolmen,(961) that it is a law which permitteth something indifferent, as well as it which commandeth some virtue, or forbiddeth some vice.
And will he now, after that he hath opened his counsel to the world by his only Son, whom he commandeth to be heard, Matt, xvii.
She presideth in the house, and there is peace; she commandeth with judgment, and is obeyed.
The good wife," says Fuller, "commandeth her husband in any equal matter, by constantly obeying him.
His merry men commandethhe To make for him the game and glee; For needs he must soon fight With a giant fierce, with strong heads three, For paramour and jollity, And chivalry so bright.
He openeth also their ear to discipline, andcommandeth that they return from iniquity.
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: 37:12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
With clouds he covereth the light; andcommandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Now NOW, -- "God NOW commandeth all men everywhere to repent.
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
And it is turned round about by his counsels that they may do whatsoever be commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Then bespake the Virgin again, And answered womanly, "Whatsoever my Lord commandeth me I will obey truly!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "commandeth" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
