...out. Ver. 1 7. And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. Isa. i. 10. Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom ; give...ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. Ver. 1 7. Learn to do well, seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the...

...in their sins, the name of Sodom is given to their city, and they are threatened with the same fate. Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom, give...ear unto the law of our God ye people of Gomorrah ; saith the prophet Isaiah *. The prophet's message is to Judah and Jerusalem ; the rulers and people...

...very small remnant, we should have been at Sodom, and we should have b-en lik•• unto Gomorrah. Hear the word of the LORD ye rulers of Sodom ; give ear unto thf la pf our Gun, ye people of Gomorrah ; to what puipose is the mul iru !c of your sacrifices unto...

...peo- im\.\.t, pie laden with iniquity, a seed of evil doer*, children l°~ isthat are corrupters ! — Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom ; give ear unlo the law of our God, ye pco/ile of Gonurrah. 'J'o what purpose is the multitude of j'our sacriiices...

...called Jacob, and the posterity of the son of Jesse by the name of Darid : So again, Isaiah says, " Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of " SODOM ; give ear unto the Law of our GOD, ye people " of GO.MOURAH £." Will he say, the people of Sodom * Ch. xi. ver. 15. f Cb. xxxi. \er. 15. * Ch. i. ver....

...posterity of the son of Jesse by the name of David : So again, Isaiah .says, " Hear the word of tiie Lord, ye rulers of " SODOM ; give ear unto the Law of our GOD, ye people " of GOMORRAH J." Will he say, the people of Sodam * Cb. xi. ver.. 15. f Ch. xxxi. ver. i£. J Ch. i. ver. 10. anl...

...holy Prophets give us of it, in their reproofs and expostulations. ISAIAH says, To what purpose is the multitude of your Sacrifices unto me ? saith the Lord: I am full of the Burnt-offerings of Rains, and the Fat of fed Beasts, &c. * To whom are these words addressed ? To those...

...whom it belongs ; for the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient. " Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom ; give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah." But to the elect he says, Christ shall magnify the law,...

...; That their outside religion was but vain. " To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices, saith the Lord ? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of hegoats. Bring no more vain oblations :...

...disposition was severely rebuked by their prophets. " To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me ? saith the Lord. I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts, &c. &c. When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you ; yea when ye make many prayers...