...Rev. the Abp. of York addressed his congregation was taken from 2 Samuel, chap, zxiii. verses S and 4. "The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, he that ruleth over meu must be just, ruling in the fear of God ( and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the...

...verses 3 and 4. "The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel •pake to me, be that ruleth over meu must be just, ruling in the fear of God; and he shall be as Ihe light of the morning, when the sun riselh, even a rooming without clouds ; ai the tender grass...

...abusing their sacred trust. Thus lamentably has the maxim been disregarded by Rulers, that " He who ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God ;" and thus fatally has it been forgotten by nations, that a just Ruler is to his People, " as the light of...

...generally short, touching only one point of resemblance. Such is the following : " He that ruletli over men, must be just, ruling in the fear of God ; and be shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth ; even a morning without clouds ; as the...

...and delivered a sermon of about twenty minutes length, from 2 Samuel, chap xxiii, verses 3 and 4. " The God of Israel said, the rock of Israel spake to...men must be just, ruling in the fear of God; and he shaH be as the light of the morning when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the Under...

...sacred poets, are generally short, touching only one point of resemblance. Such is the following : " He that ruleth over men, must be just, ruling in the...he shall be as the light of the morning, when the suu riseth : even a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass, springing oat of the earth by clear...

...selected, and presented to your view. In 2 Sam. 23. 2, 3, we read, " The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue ; the God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me." The prophet Isaiah says to the people, " Thus saith the Lord." Isa. 43. 1. When the nation of Israel...

...anointed of the God of Jacob, The sweet Psalmist of Israel, said : " The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, And His word was in my tongue. The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me." The first four clauses represent David as the speaker ; the second four represent God as inspiring...

...servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart." Eph. vi. 5, 6. As magistrates, remembering, " He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God." 2 Sam. xxiii, 3. As subjects, praying "for kings and for all that are in authority," that we "may lead...

...morality is the morality of the Bible alone, that gives laws for nations as well as for churches. " He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God," is the unyielding statute of his kingdom, and in the millennium, without reference to which, the benevolent...