Verse 15
15. Brethren The distinct treatment of the blessed compact with Abraham calls up the apostle’s more tender emotions, and he begins it with a fraternal word in a gentler tone.
Manner of men As men speak and think in their business contracts.
But a man’s Even then its conditions are held binding and permanent; how much more if it be God’s covenant or contract.
Confirmed Put into its completed shape and made binding upon the faith of the parties.
No man disannulleth Except by a new agreement on both sides.
Addeth Neither party can change the terms or add to them. In our constitutional governments it is a fundamental principle that legislatures cannot impair contracts.
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