...an adherence to the customs of their forefathers, and the emphatic caution of the prophet Solomon, " My son, fear thou the Lord and the king; and meddle not with them that are given to change."* Yet one observation more, and I have done. If the Rechabites were thus blessed for the reverence which...

...tells his brethren, " if you adopt the amendment, you will act in accordance with a divine maxim, ' My son, fear thou the Lord and the king, and meddle not with them who are given to change.' " The only persons with whom the resolutions could be supposed to " meddle,"...

...30, 1704, being the anniversary of the Martyrdom of King Charles the First. PBOVERBS xxiv. 21. — My son, fear thou the Lord and the king ; and meddle not with them that are given to change 268 II.— Preached before the Sons of the Clergy at St. Paul's Cathedral, December 5, 1710. MATTHEW...

...30, 1704, being the anniversary of the Martyrdom of King Charles the First. PROVERBS xxiv. 21. — My son, fear thou the Lord and the king ; and meddle not with them that are given to change 258 II. — Preached before the Sons of the Clergy at St. Paul's Cathedral, December 5, 1710. MATTHEW...

...being the anniversary of the Martyrdom of King Charles the First. PROVERBS, CHAP. XXIV. — VERSE 21. My son, fear thou the Lord and the king ; and meddle not with them that are given to change. THE fear of God and of the king are joined together in Scripture, to show the dependence one has on...

...schismatics by others. VII. Be sure that you maintain due honour and subjection to your governors : " Fear the Lord and the king, and meddle not •with them that are given to change." (Prov. xxiv. 21.) And that in regard of the oath of God, (Eccles. viii. 2,) " Curse not the king, no not in thy thought,...

...schismatics by others. VII. Be sure that you maintain due honour and subjection to your governors : " Fear the Lord and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change." (Prov. xxiv. 21.) And that in regard of the oath of God, (Eccles. viii. 2,) "Curse not the king, no not in thy thought,...

...but ever remember Christ's words, My kingdom is not of this world; ever act on Solomon's direction, My son, fear thou the Lord and the king, and meddle...with them that are given to change. (Prov. xxiv. 21.) True it is that any thing is better than a general torpor and death in religion, and selfsatisfaction...

...Creation, and the Tower of Babel: Rather than noting everything 156 The reference is to Proverbs 24:21: "My son, fear thou the Lord and the King, and meddle not with them that are given to change [ = shonim\." 157 Deut., 6:4. The passage is from MR Deuteronomy, 2, near the end; =MR Ecclesiastes...

...20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man: the candle of the wicked shall be put out. 2 1 M y nd David sent 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 23 These things also...