Herewith erle John being yet put in good hope of forgiuenesse, sware to be true euer after vnto him, and that he would endeuour himselfe to make amends for his misdeeds past, [Sidenote: Wil.
To hold, mainteine and obserue this peace, the said earle and chancellour swarein the hand of the archbishop of Rouen with seuen barons on either part.
He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessing sure: Gentiles the ancient promise read, And find his truths endure.
He from thy hand receiv'd his crown, And sware to rule by wholesome laws His foot shall tread th' oppressor down, His arm defend the righteous cause.
Illustration: Sir Lamorack of Gales] Chapter First How Sir Lamorack of Gales came to Tintagel and how he and Sir Tristram sware friendship together in the forest.
And Apollo sware also: 'Verily I will make you only to be an omen for the immortals and all alike, trusted and honoured by my heart.
And since He could swear by nothing greater He sware by Himself.
V Only at the Second Coming Will the Solemn and Covenant Promises of God to Israel be Fulfilled GOD sware to Abraham that he and his posterity should have the land of Palestine for an everlasting possession.
For Aaron and his sons were made priests without an oath, 'but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
And the angel--lifted up his hand to heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, that time should be no longer.
Other swareoutwardlie to take part with such, whose death they secretlie compassed, and inwardlie imagined.
But Saul sware that he would slay him, and prefer the observation of his oath before all the ties of birth and of nature.
So Bacchides thought this a pretty decent way of retiring home, and made a league of friendship with Jonathan, when they sware that they would not any more make war one against another.
So Saul was pacified with these words, and sware to his son that he would do David no harm, for a righteous discourse proved too hard for the king's anger and fear.
Hereupon all the people were very sorry, and greatly afflicted for Jonathan; and they sware that they would not overlook Jonathan, and see him die, who was the author of their victory.
However, when they pressed him to accept the dominion, and sware they would grant him the government over them all his life, he led them to the war.
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There he sware to be his prisoner, rescue or no rescue.
And first of all they slew a bull, and caught the blood of the beast in the hollow of a shield, into which they dipped their hands, and sware a great oath that they would take the city of Thebes or die.
And when he was dead, through the false witness of Ulysses, I lived in great grief and trouble, nor could I hold my peace, but sware that if ever I came back to Argos I would avenge me of him that had done this deed.
After a while, however, I shall let them 'possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.
When they came home Sis floted cream And poured it through a strainer, But sware that Simkin should have none Because he did disdain her.
Twa hunder mair, of his ain name, Frae Torwood and the Clyde, Sware they would never gang to hame, But a' die by his syde.
He sware he wadna lose his right To fight in ilka field; Nor budge him from his liege's sight, Till his last gasp should yield.
And this I tell ye that ere we parted I sware to her that other love would I never have.
And he gave him his hand, and sware straitly that he would do all the king's pleasure.
Then the king in the hearing of all sware straitly by Him who lieth not, that he would eat naught till that he knew wherefore his nephew had thus donned his helmet.
Then Lewes with all his complices that had bin excommunicated sware vpon the holie euangelist, that they should stand to the iudgement of holie church, and from thencefoorth be faithfull vnto the pope and to the church of Rome.
God is much set upon mercy; from the beginning of the world he resolved and promised, aye, and sware we should have a Saviour.
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
And the Lord gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the Lord delivered all their enemies into their hand.
And the Lord gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
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