...Lord thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes : and they shall judge the people. — Deut. xvi. 18. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory....

...soul to go on praying, " defend the poor and fatherless; deliver the poor and needy." " He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill." Psalm cxiii. 7. We have seen the poor and needy man that seeks water, and there is none, and his tongue...

...CONDESCENSION. PSALM cxiii. 5, 6. , * Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high ? Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth?" 9 IN our last discourse we attempted to expose the total want of evidence for the assertion of the...

...in reference to any such events as took plsce in the humiliation of Christ. He is said to " humble himself to behold the things that are in heaven and in the earth," — a phraseology which is infended to intimate, not that there is any thing in HUMILITY EXPLAINED,...

...CONDESCENSION. PSALM CXtii. 5, 6. -- Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high? Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth ?" IN our last discourse we attempted to expose the total want of evidence for the assertion of the...

...sovereign grace of Almighty God ; and fully prove the truth of the holy Psalmist's declaration : " He raiseth up the" poor out of the dust ; and lifteth...with princes ; even with the princes of His people." The people of the Lord are spoken of as kings and priests : as heirs of God; and joint-heirs with Christ:...

...only free us thence, but puts such dignities on us. He raises up the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the dunghill, that he may set him...with princes, even with the princes of his people. (Psal. cxiii. 7.) Or, as Joshua the priest was stripped of his filthy garments, and had a fair mitre...

...deceit and violence ; and precious shall their blood be in his sight ;" Psal. Ixxii. 2. 4. 12—14. " He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ;" Psal." cxiii. 7. See Isa. xxv. 3—5. xiv. 30. Zech. ix. 8. Isa. li. 13. " If thou seest the oppression...

...violence ; and precious shall their blood be in his sight;" Psal. Ixxii. ?. 4. 12-^14. " He raise th up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ;" Psal. cxiii. 7. See Isa. xxv. 3—5. xiv. 30. Zech. ix. 8. Isa. li. 13. " If thou seest the oppression...

...condescending and how kind, and withal how wonderful and how exalted, is the Lord our God ! " He humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth ;" yet not a worm of the dust, not a flower of the field, is beneath his superintending regard. And...