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Our party of sixty-one, visitors from Auckland, the glorious day, and the holy service, for which all meet. 'I use Proper Psalms, 89, 96, 126, 145, and for lessons a few verses, 2 Kings v. 9-15, and Acts viii. 35-9.
Second prediction of approaching death and resurrection Matt. xvii. 22, 23; Mark ix. 30-32; Luke ix. 43^b-45. Return to Capernaum: the temple tax Matt. xvii. 24-27; Mark ix. 33^a. Teachings concerning humility and forgiveness Matt. xviii. 1-35; Mark ix. 33-50; Luke ix. 46-50. The disciples taught to pray Matt. vi. 9-15; vii. 7-11; Luke xi. 1-13.
The magistrate about ecclesiasticals hath power to command and compel politically the church officers to do their duty, as formerly was evidenced; but cannot discharge lawfully those duties themselves, but in attempting the same, procure divine wrath upon themselves: as Korah, Numb. xvi.; King Saul, 1 Sam. xiii. 9-15; King Uzziah, 2 Chron. xxvi. 16-22: but church-guides can properly discharge the duties of doctrine, worship, and discipline themselves, and ecclesiastically command and compel others to do their duty also.
The greatest fault of Absalom, of Joab. Joab, the avenger, II Sam. 2:17-32, 3:22-30, 18:9-15, 20:4-10. Solomon's Reign. I K. Chs. 1-12; II Chron. Chs.1-9. The Riddle of Solomon's Character. Few Biblical characters manifested such contradictory elements of character. Early in life he manifested an earnest, conscientious and religious spirit.
"It is the Spirit that beareth witness." 1 John 5:6. It is the Spirit acting in conjunction with the Word of God that gives spiritual life, through regeneration, unto men, and which opens their understanding that they may know the things of God. 2 Cor. 2:9-15.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. 2 KINGS viii. 9-15. This is a strange, wild story. That Damascene monarchy burst into sudden power, warlike and commercial for the two things went together in those days.
For though he be the nurse-father of the church, Isa. xlix. 23, the keeper and avenger of both the tables; and have an outward care of religion, and may exercise a political power about sacred things, as did Asa, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah, &c., yet hath he no proper, inward, formal power in sacred things, nor is it lawful for him to exercise the same; as Korah, Num. xvi.; King Saul, 1 Sam. xiii. 9-15; Uzzah, 2 Sam. vi. 6-8, 1 Chron. xiii. 9, 10; and King Uzziah, 2 Chron. xxvi. 16-22, did to the provoking of God, and to their own destruction.
Send out a proclamation to yourself, to-day, and put all provinces on notice that you are on your throne and God is your Counsellor and that henceforth none of the kingdom's enemies will be admitted across the border. Read 1 Corinthians 10:9-15. Say, fellows, on one of my boyhood birthdays I received a tool box.
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