...interposition of the legislature, lest they bring down upon us the just vengeance of an offended God. " Shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord...Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ?"* Another reflection arising from this short history of Herod and John the Baptist, is this : that...

...gone, that we may sell corn, and set forth wheat ?' " ' Shall I not visit them for these things ? sailh the Lord. Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this.' The dread of such merited judgments, has urged the committee of the Christian Instruction Society to...

...what an accumulation of guilt, ef public national transgression, stands in fearful record against us ! "Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord...not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this." Jer. v. 29. We do not, we dare not, desire the evil day, but what ground is there to hope for escape...

...blasphemy, and Atheism! — AND THESE THINGS ARE PREGNANT WITH DANGER, BECAUSE THEY ARE OFFENSIVE TO GoD ! " SHALL I NOT VISIT FOR THESE THINGS ? SAITH THE LORD...NOT MY SOUL BE AVENGED ON SUCH A NATION AS THIS?" And now, you will ask, my dear friend, WHAT is THE REMEDY for this state of things ? I reply, Let the...

...of our land as to impiety and profligacy, how much reason there was for God's saying, ' Shall not I visit for these things, saith the Lord ? Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?' God has punished us by wars, bloody and expensive, yet he so remembered mercy in wrath, that no hostile...

...them, in these judgments, when he beholds their iniquity, " Shall 1 not visit for these things ? and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" Yet, though his hand is awfully lifted up, they will not see. But let the people of such a nation recollect,...

...Either then "the book" itself is a fable; or God has said, — "shall I not visit for these things ? Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? You only have I known of all the families upon Earth ; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."...

...it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden underfoot of men." 13. And "shall I not visit for these things, saith the Lord?...not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?" Yea, we know not how soon he may say to the sword, "Sword, go through this land!" He hath given us...

...heart, he layeth wait for him" (Jeremiah 9 : 7). after which it is said. " 'Shall I not punish them for these things.' saith the Lord? 'Shall not my soul be avenged of such a nation as this?' " (ibid. 8). The punishment attaching to these two categories is ascribable...

...4,9,7, га аГрага. Sir. 28, l 'O /кдисаи', о revengeful man. Jer. 5, 9, iv tBvti TotovTui, shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this ? Mace. 1, 2, 67. I, 6, 22. 1, 9, 26. l, 13, 6, jrcpl roí íft-roc ¡uni, I will avenge my nation....