 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof (Jer.5:22-31).  A discourse of the pastoral care - Page 18by Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1736Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Bennet - 1715 - 228 pages
...Jeremiah f. 30, 51. A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land. The prophets prophefie falfely, and the priefts bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it fo : and what will ye do in the end thereof? Jeremiah 6. 1%, 14, if. For from theleaft of them, even unto... | |
 | Edward Harley - 1730 - 428 pages
...wonderful and horrible Thing is committed in the Land. 31 The PROPHETS prophefy FALSLY, and the Fuefts bear Rule by their means, and my PEOPLE LOVE to have it fo. Why do ye fuch Things ? for I hear of your Evil Dealings by all this People. 24 Nay, my Sons : for... | |
 | Charles Chauncy - 1743 - 478 pages
...wonderful and horrible Thing is committed in the Land ; the Prophets prophefy falfly, 'and the Priefts hear Rule by their Means, and my People love to have it fo : And what will they do in the End thereof ? iiut the Thing it felf is directly expreft in the ftrongeft... | |
 | 1757 - 522 pages
...powerful kings and ftates ? A nation 'where truth zs peri/hed, and is cut off" from their mouth : Where the prophets prophejy falfely, and the priefts bear rule by their means, and the people iove to have it fo, will ever in the end fall a prey to thofe councils, which are dictated... | |
 | William Atkinson - 1801 - 70 pages
...awful words were " fulfilled, they are in our day. The prophets " prophecy falsely, and the priests bear rule by " their means, and my people love to have it so, " and what will ye do in the end thereof ? " But it will be said, all our teachers are not of "... | |
 | William Jay - 1805 - 486 pages
...faith the Lord." " A won" derful and horrible thing is committed in the land : " the prophets prophefy falfely, and the priefts bear ** rule by their means, and my people love to have it ** fo : and what will ye do in the end thereof ?" O how dreadful will it be in the day of judgment to hear... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pages
...wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land ; 3 1 The prophet* prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means ; and my people love [to have it] so ; and what will ye do in the end thereof ? what can these things come t« but the ruin of you all... | |
 | 1807 - 700 pages
...wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land. The prophets prophefv falfe:ly, and the piielis bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it fo ; but what will ye do in the end thereof?" Jer. v. 30,' 31. "John Saxby, the father of my child, came... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...A wonderful thing is committed in the land. Ver. 31. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it so. xiv. 14. I he prophets prophesy lies in my name, I sent them not, neither have I commanded them,... | |
 | William Huntington - 1809 - 568 pages
...fuch preaching, the people are angry, and fuch refufe to come in ; " The prophets prophefy faifely, and the priefts bear rule by their means, and my people love to have itfo; and what will ye do in the end thereof? Jer. v. 31. Why our Lord fays, " If the blind lead the... | |
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