...M'CRIE, DD, Author of the Life of John Knox, Life of Andrew Melville, ,v., &c. " Righteous art t/unt, O Lord, when I plead with thee, yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments" — JEREMIAH xii. 1. e prophet when he of a very distressTHE circumstances of the uttered these words...

...unchecked by calamity, is an event which has often perplexed even pious minds. Thus, Jeremiah exclaims, "Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee;...prosper? "Wherefore are all they happy that deal very treachcrouslyf" Asaph also tells us: "But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh...

...sacrifices of praise, which I now offer unto him with my lips." And then she added, " Righteous art thou, 0 Lord, when I plead with thee ; yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments. Why dost thou keep upon thy premises that fierce and cruel dog, at the sight of which such, weak women...

...ungodly." Trials like these, led the holy prophet Jeremiah thus to address himself to Almighty God : " Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee,...wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously ? " And it is to the abuse made of such cases, and the encouragements drawn from them to irreligion,...

...complain with holy Jeremiah, and say, (Jer. 12 :) Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with- tliee : yet, let me talk with thee of. thy judgments. Wherefore...Wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Again: (Hab. 1,) Wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and boldest thy tongue when...

...lamenteth his heritage. 14 He promiseth to the penitent return from captivity. RIGHTEOUS art thou, O LOUD, asts for thee. 6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made...made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isle ? 2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root : 'they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit : thou...

...should be understood as insinuating the slightest reflection on that immaculate and bright attribute. " Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee ; yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments." * Of the same import are the words of another prophet : — " Thou art of purer eyes than to behold...

...should be understood as insinuating the slightest reflection on that immaculate and bright attribute. " Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee; yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments." * Of the same import are the words of another prophet: — " Thou art of purer eyes than to behold...

...the " rod of God is not on the wicked," while it rests heavily upon the righteous. Jeremiah says, " Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore...are all they happy that deal very treacherously?" Jer. xii, 1. Solomon's observation is, that God deals in the same manner with the righteous and the...

...their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them."* Jeremiah says, "Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper ? 'Wherefore...are all they happy that deal very treacherously?"! The Psalmist is very explicit on this subject, and says, " I *Job xxi : 7-9. f Jer. »i : 1. . wa*...