Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-19
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4 supreme Regard 10 Gods Glory.

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suure;ne Regart, 10 Gods Glory.
TIL, i; ano.h.- Way remarked feature Ct
q Bible, ltst Ill! through i, God alone Is *.
ed, Tho x:i!c:s, !2 Speaking ct coy trans
ioos ia wii,h tEey were ccocsrccd, manifest
,c greatest euziely 10 esd TIC RAIDER to rtfec!
lat God is the sole author Ct ell lho gooc that
Gone 10 The wor!j. Moses rev;r claims The
:edit fer anything d5Ee b kim-God is his
rcat suti;ct-See Ex IS. S; Deut |. ST. IS;
5; 4. 80. IS; SO. %, %. Oace, indeed, lie
us betrayed la,o !orgetlulless Ct this great
piociple, but r.avk the record II lis OVID guilt,
wh:b affords brighter Gisplsy CT his tumlii'y
and lis zeal fur Coos glory. The same p,uci
pie pomu!ed Joshua, % 3; DA7id, Chrou.
g. II IA; Daniel, .. %, %. So Ez:s, !. 2>i
Nebenlsn, >. -; Peter and J0bp, Acts s. -,
!o,and Paul. Ao:s 81. 49, Cor. 8. 8; Car
+. Z, and 3 5.
WIN they write, tr speak, Ct tho operations
OF nsl1'e, thny ril-r, 10! to the laws OF nature
tui 10 ths AuieCr Il iaUse laws. tie sends
The sFrUEa luto zoe valleys" &c. II. lU4. ~,
e.. lie 5ends or vithnulis raio, prcsclibes the
qlsuuiy. aDd when oud wLere IL shall ttN, :
C"roo. 7. Is; Jer. 5. 81; Joel ; %. "a; Eek.
81 26; Auo, 4. I. s. Inc Lltd s,,ieln upob
;he n5oa." P6. %. 10. Inc L),d hath his
way 10 tn WLIrIalGa I'D j. tho storm.
Nahum l. 3. ''H1 uasctn the cou!s his
chsr'oi ADD Eak9,il OF III Wigs OF the G!st.
Pe. l04 3. 81. Mt -psrrow tails to lhc
ground WIKI out k,u. Mat. ID. %.
la The revclIlocs Of .mplres, cd a!oCa is
ex,ited. Az waat iastsu, he shsl soesk c1u.
kt nod. ,lrnly ~ mn
dCNo, or destroy Il, or ~ build up aud pIaut il.
s, is il acc,ldi0g To lis will. Jer. l3 7, To-.
Dlo. 4. IS n :uuchada zzir, CT. %. .; aad CJ
rus, Isl. A IS. uuG Is l, 5; the ouo 10 destroy
lu9, the utEtr 10 restoring JtrJs >lum ard her
tcu pie, are only spykco Of b performing Co.'s
pleasure. Inc gIca: tl-tCiic.l subj:cl OF the
Cd testament Is The JEWISH people; and ic
tnclt his oiy,- hoH Remarkably Is God ciOoc x
allied. Tie lls'ruDeuts used Tor their deliver
uucs IRON E9yp; aad possession Of Cansaa,
s.t ID purposcly seec:cI Gi.h ibis Of .ct. TGc
siretch.ug out CT the rod 81 Mos 9 brought w
the plsguss, tx 7. TO- and Civded lho Red
See, Ey IA; tie uaiitiOZ Of his arm. 10 pray.
or. cau,, d tic defeat ct the Ausickl:ss. TX
II. IL END a. ;ne a.p!rmch OF the ok. Ii"
Wstcls Jt JJTGa1 Evrc tlglGtJ, JUat. 3 Is; I.
10; a: tie buTlog CT the raus horus. the walls
CT Jericho tell doHn, Jcsau. %. Thu, Coz
made his eva slreLglh nJ:r cJuSplc10u, 10 The
weakness 1t lilo lns!Iuln,b,s be uScJ. The
Lord so!d Sljera ino thc 4 auds 1 wtm.C, VI udI
t. g. ) &c. Shamsat .:cI COO mea T,ih an TX
guad, Jadg. 3. 81; G,d.ou rvuied whcl, army
1l;h only 800 uru BY b!naicS trumpct5 aua
ureaklrg pucners. Judg I. IL. %; Devia's
sllog destroyed Goin, | Satn. II. 45, 4G; 10
answer to prayer. Asa Cvric)mr tn, hos. Of
Z,rs, ChrUu. t 9 IL; JeEosephst, withuu:
Il d Z hg. Sy I:,.s
CI.uo. 20 20, 81. L. ii thus made to app.a'
that the suc,sss aad prosperity Ct the Jew,
did not depcld ca Ihsir military prOwcss Ct
their wealth, Or pJwrIiu! allarcts (@hic.
were lorblddcp) blu. simply Gu their trus; 10
God. When lh,y iocsOok MIN. fencad cities
svaiicd them uotting. Compare 2 Chrjn. II.
G. II. with -. T. 5. WHEN they uustcd Liu,
one mao cou,d ohssa hundred, So 10 tic Case
of JJualhau, Sasa. II. -, I6 Witues3 tbs
failure Ut SruEscheilb's immsnse amy agslts.
H,z:kiah. > Kings IS IL aud 10. 50; and .dc
sncc-ss ct the Sytlaus SgLi.s: J0ssh, > CErO:.
- 2i Throui u: the Bitie, taltu is tic
great principle that accompiishcs every thio.,
Heb. |, that eli boSS!lng GUsy Dc aX:ludct,
Rom. u; Eph. . s. Q; that he, 1ho slJ!Ieh
may glory Ia The Lyrd, l Cvr |. %. 81.
When The Whites If the B,Ue spsaE Of sir,
they reIr!s:ut II q great evil, because II dts
hcpUrs God. |! brought destruction 90 tho
Amalrkitcs, SeucGchetits aud B,,hs2zr, BE-,
cause they had not gIer Gad cd, D.u. S. %.
Hence the Gentle Wild Ta9 Siveo over TO a
reprobate ulnd, Eec.ps, they 9UrlGed Him GOT
Rom. !. 81. %
Hence Gods controversy with The jews, Heb.
3 10, aad evan ii O3-s tic most eiDlntnt Of PFC
pheta Dtut 81 10; bocsus, he hal neglected, in
enc Inst,uce, ~ ssthfy the Lord IN the eyes Il
the children Of lslasi, Mum. 20 ~ was denied
lis foIdest earthly desire Deut 3 q. III Kis
punishment! tor no. restraining hs sons, Sam.
z % 20; Hezekiat's for displaying his essure.
2 Chron. 81 -. 81: Daviu'S punishment for his
sin with Bs.nshebs, s m. II. Q; Ps. Il. d il.
ustrste the same gtea. ruth that the evil Of ElI
consists in It's dlsbonoring God Hence the death
Of Nadab and AbiEuo, Lev 10. l. 3; of U2z,h,
2 Ssml. I; OF Hcrod, Acts II i3 Tho satco
principle Ct disregard ~ Gods hoIo!, on the Par.
Of his servants, is represented by the writers OF
the Bible ss having been the Cause or their csl
smities, IS having raised up edverssries sgaln:t
Solomon. Kings II. 9. IA as having led to the
division Of 1sraei ard Judah. to the Captivity
Of the ten tribes, End alter wards CfJud.h ami
Bel amin, . Kings H. II, % ind 2 th;on. 81.
Ii II; CO we'll as their terrible obstruction by
the RomGIF, Luke 10 q. d. Because Of uubo-
lief they were broken u1, kom. IL. %. 1t i; dc.
clared that Co.'s glory ought TO b. the great
motive sid end OF all human actions, Cor. ID.
81; whether, therefore, ye eat or drink. or
whatever ye do, do al; to the glory Of God
Peter II. Cur Lord prAys, Father. glcrlfy
thy NAME John u. 23. In tho prayer when
he has taught ue, TINS 10 the chisf subject; 1t be-
giLs and ends with it, In fsct this g.ost otjec,
of the creation Of the world and of the incarua
uslion OF Christ is declared TO be the glory OF
GCd, ard the di:plsy Of the Divine periectlons.
Rev. IL. Ooes not the !ac. that this Book
bres,hes throughout such spirit OF truth, love.
holiness and supreme regard 10 t4cd's glory as
psinly TO stoR that "0t q d and through God.
AID to God, are all things" Rcm IL. &c, .;ni
strongly to confrm our CONVICTION that it IS
what it claims t. bo, tho word Of Coo?
When wise legislator. ackro "ledge that they
do not know whether Ponnus Plate wss Jew
or Roman, is j! out OF place 10 repost tie in
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