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JEWS AND CHRISTIANS COMPARED
Psalms 78:8. _A generation that set not their heart aright, and whose
spirit was not steadfast with God_.
HISTORY is universally considered as a source of the most valuable
instruction, since it sets before us the actions of men, under all the
most import... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE EVIL OF UNBELIEF
Psalms 78:19. _They spake against God: they said, Can God furnish a
table in the wilderness? Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters
gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he
provide flesh for his people? Therefore the Lord heard t... [ Continue Reading ]
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OBSTINACY IN SIN REPROVED
Psalms 78:32. _For all this, they sinned still._
THE history of the Israelites in the wilderness should not be
considered as the history of that people only, but of human nature in
general. In this view, it is pre-eminently instructive; because it
serves as... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE FRUIT OF IMPENITENCE AND UNBELIEF
Psalms 78:32. _For all this, they sinned still, and believed not for
his wondrous works. Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and
their years in trouble._
IT is a saying of Solomon’s, that “he who soweth iniquity, shall
reap vanity [Not... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE EXTENT OF GOD’S MERCY
Psalms 78:34. _When he slew them, then they sought him; and they
returned and inquired early after God: and they remembered that God
was their Rock, and the high God their Redeemer. Nevertheless they did
flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him w... [ Continue Reading ]