 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 Walk about Zion: Revised and Enlarged - Page 36by John Alonzo Clark - 1842 - 244 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hugh Gaston - 1807 - 550 pages
...people cause them to err. Ch. lii. 12. J.er. v. 30. A wonderful thing is committed in the land. Ver. 31. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear...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, neither... | |
 | Benjamin Beddome - 1807 - 546 pages
...insensibility: for as they are enemies to self-reflection, so they are to every thing which leads to it. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means, and mi) people love to have it so. — If any plain faithful preacher, who fears God and not man, should... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 412 pages
...nation as this ? A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land. , . ' The prophets prophecy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it so i ami what will ye do in the end thereof? To wh'6m shall I speak and tnve warning, that they ; may... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 454 pages
...that, if a word be spoken against such preaching, the people are angry, and such refuse to come in ; " 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. v. 31. Why, our Lord says, " If the blind lead the... | |
 | William Steel Dickson - 1812 - 522 pages
...stilt clearer. ** A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land ! The prophets proph«sy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means ; and my people love to have it so!" Here we see the falsehood of the prophets was subservient to the ambition, and aggrandisement of the... | |
 | 1812 - 586 pages
...such a nation as this! A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; 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." — Jer. v. 21-319. HT1 HE sacred writings areamostinvaluable... | |
 | William Steel Dickson - 1812 - 522 pages
...A wonderful and liorrible tiling is committed in the land ! The prophets prophesy falsely, and tlie priests bear rule by their means ; 'and my people love to have it so !" re -we see' tlve falsehood of tlve prophets was subservient to the ambition m\d aggrandisement of... | |
 | Nathanael Emmons - 1813 - 550 pages
...God represents it so in his own peo pie. "A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land: the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear...by their means; and my people love to have it so." If ministers are right, in preaching plainly and pungently, then people are certainly wrong, in complaining... | |
 | William Jay - 1814 - 552 pages
...shall be cast down, saith the Lord." " A won* derful and horrible thing is committed in the land : ** the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear...by their means, and my people love to have it " so : and what will ye do in the end thereof ?" O tf how dreadful will jt be in the day of judgement to... | |
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