...opposition to that which is merely speculative. Thus, concerning Josiah it was said, " He judged the catise of the poor and needy ; then it was well with him : was not this •to know me ? saith the Lord." " Sacrifice " and " burnt-offering," obviously stand here for the external profession and the outward...

...did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then * it was well with him ? 16 ʻ ؘ ۩낀 0 * 2 Kings x*ii. 20. ' Verse 11, » 1 Chronicles iii. 15 ; 2 Kings zxiii. 30. » 2 King* xiiii. 34....

...color.) Shalt thou reign because thou closest thyself in cedar ? Thy father (the good king Josiah) judged the cause of the poor and needy ; then it was well with him." Chests made of cedar are mentioned, Ez. 27 : 24, where it is said the merchants traded " in blue clothes...

...servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land (= ul). Jer. 22. 17 but thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression and for violence to do it (= ad fundendum). Exod....

...wages, and giveth him not for bis work." . . . " Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him ? He judged...then it was well with him : was not this to know me p aaith the Lord " (Jer. xxii. 13, 15, 16). And again, "Ye have not hearkened unto me in proclaiming...

...did not thy father eat and drink, and do judjrment and justice, and then it was well with him ? 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy ; then it was well with, him: was not this to know me 1 saith the LORD. Ezk. 45 : 9 Thus aaith the Lord GOD ; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel : remove...

...violence and oppression, is exemplified in the case of Shallum, king of Judah, Jerem. xxii. 13 — 17 : " But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for incursion to do it." (In elucidation of...

...it sanctifies the conversation, Jer. xxii. 15, 16. 'Did not my Father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him '* He judged...him : was not this to know me ''. saith the Lord.' Thirdly, Let ns consider the necessity of this knowledge. 1. Ignorant persons are utterly unfit to...

...thou reign because thou closest thyself in cedar ? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him ? He judged...with him : was not this to know me ? saith the Lord." Look, my brethren, at the luxuries of the rich at these times, while the money for the Christian instruction...

...righteous." Whosoever sinneth hath not known God, as the Lord speaketh by the mouth of Jeremiah, tayiug, " He judged the cause of the poor and needy, then it...with him ¡ was not this to know me, saith the Lord ?" The connexion between knowledge and practice being thus demonstrated, it will be useful to mention...