...Kings ix, 13. ' a Exodus xxix, 6. b Zech, vi, 13. INVESTIGATOR, No. IV. M A DISCOURSE ON OCCASION OF ' upon the throne of his kingdom, ' that he shall write him a copy of ' this law in a hook, out of that * which is hefore the priests the Le' vites ; and it shall he with him, ' and he...

...and, as a further guard, he had enjoined, by anticipation, Deut. xviii. 18, " That every king should write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the Priests and Levites;" and, finally, in Joshua, xxiv. 26, when Joshua made the people renew the Covenant in...

...oftkat vshick is before the priests the Levites. 19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life : that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them : 90 That his heart may not be lifted •bore his brethren,...

...law, and delivered it unto the priests." It was also directed that when they had a king, he should " write him a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests and Levites : and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life, that he...

...write out a copy of the law with his own hand. Deut. xvii, 18, 20: " And it shall be when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write...to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them; that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that...

...office of the king who might hereafter be chosen to reign over God's people of Israel, " when he sitteth is mother.''! Venerate the name, the day, the house,...God. Remember that want of decency is want of sense Ix>rd his God, to keep all the word* of this law, and these statutes, to do then : that his heart be...

...them. Hence, to the kings in general over the Jews, it was said, — "And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write...in a book, out of that which is before the Priests and the Levites ; and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life ; that...

...wise set him king over thee whom the Lord thy God shall choose . . . and it shall be when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom that he shall write...to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law, and these statutes, to do them . . . and that he turn not aside from the commandment. B....

...himself be a member of the community, and that he must abide by certain constraints. It goes on to decree that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book,...to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them; that his heart not be lifted up above his brethren, and that...

...away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. And it shall be. when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom. that he shall write...to fear the Lord his God. to keep all the words of this law and these statutes. to do them: That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren. and that...