...imagination be, that exalteth itself against the counsels of God for the salvation of his people. 3. ' Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.' These words, supposed to be spoken by the powers in arms against Messiah, discover to us the true...

...imagine a vain thing ? The kinga of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their hands asunder, and cast away their cords from us." Mankind never feel indifferent towards any person,...

...with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday. — Job v. 12— 14. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, &c. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill...

...with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday. — Job v. 12—14. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, &c. Yet have 1 set my king upon my holy hill...

...357 SERMON XXXIII. Opposition to Messiah unreasonable. Psalm ii. 1 — 3. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing ? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against hi:: Anointed ; saying, Let us...

...the Messiah, he will be no friend to the gentiles ; for so it is written : " Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing ? The kings of the earth shall set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his annointed,...

...themselves in array, and the rulers take counsel together against Jehovah, and against his anointed; Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us:" yet " he, that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision." Congregated...

...us, how hateful is this passion when it has the laws of God for its object ! When its language is, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us ! 3. When we are angry with the doctrines of the gospel. — We see this kind of anger in the Jews,...

...jeligion. They think it a fine thing, like those fools in Psalm ii., to say of the Lord and His anointed, " Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us." Ah, my fine fellows, read on : "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have...

...made to his holy and gracious design, by all characters and classes of men. "Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing ? The kings of...against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands ; and cast away their cords from us." By the Lord's anointed, David here means Christ, which name properly...