 | James Ussher - 1654 - 640 pages
...instruction so properly and rationally, as from the mouth of a learned, grave and sober divine ? " Thef priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they...courtesy, and as he will interpret it. To me it seemed not pertinent enough to the objection, and somewhat needful also to be taken notice of, in regard of... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1818 - 232 pages
...found in his lips; he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many from their iniquity ; for the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the. law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts: All this sets forth the state of a pure and holy priesthood:... | |
 | Clergyman - 1824 - 466 pages
...found in his lips ; he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many from their iniquity ; for the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. All this sets forth the state of a pure and holy priesthood... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 640 pages
...administration of the covenant ; but instead of many, I will name one not liable to exception ; Mal. ii. 7. ' The priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts :' where both a recital of his own duty, that he should... | |
 | 1827 - 488 pages
...lips; he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many from their iniquity ; for Uie priesfs lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ; for he is the messenger of the Lard of hosts. All this sets forth the state of a pure and holy priesthood... | |
 | Benjamin Hanbury - 1839 - 628 pages
...in all difficulties ; with whom, others are also to advise upon occasion ; 'specially, ordinary. ' The Priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.' c . . " You demand, First, ' whether yon have done... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1840 - 268 pages
...found in his lips: He walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many from their iniquity: For the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts." All this sets forth the state of a pure and holy priesthood.... | |
 | Sir Henry Spelman - 1841 - 226 pages
...that I could." Let no man therefore rely upon me, but learn of them that are bound to teach, for ' the Priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the Law at his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts"." Other things there be, wherein I would willingly have... | |
 | William Fulke - 1842 - 640 pages
...place, where in derogation of the privilege and dignity of priests they translate Mai. ii. 7. thus : " The priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ;" where in the Hebrew and Greek it is as plain as possibly can be spoken, "The priest's lips shall... | |
 | George Gillespie - 1844 - 300 pages
...11 ; and this belonged to the priests, Mai. ii. 7, " for the priest's (it is not said the judge's) lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth." Another concerning matter of fact : " and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee thou... | |
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... many from their iniquity ; for the priest's lips should preserve knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 
