 | Henry Hunter - 1794 - 508 pages
...Hath the Lord as great delight in burntefferings and facrinces, as in obeying the voice of the Lord r Behold, to obey is better than facrifice ; and to hearken, than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the fin of witchcraft, and ftubbornnefs is as iniquity and idolatry. Becaufe... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1800 - 620 pages
...this juft and fevere reprimand : " Hath the Lord " as great delight in burnt-offerings and facrificcs, as in " obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to...is better " than facrifice, and to hearken than the fet of rams.''f We fee every day innumerable inftances of the lame kind ; when there is any fin which... | |
 | Thomas Halyburton - 1801 - 382 pages
...him tL is better than facrifice." " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-orTerinss and facrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey...better than facrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams," i Sam. xv. xa. But this ytt is not all i we charge you, 5. With rebellion. Every finner is a... | |
 | Thomas Halyburton - 1801 - 388 pages
...him " is better than facrifice." *' Hath the Lord as great delight in bttrnt-ofterings and facrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey...better than facrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams," i Sam. xv. 22. But this yet is not all ; we charge you, 5. With rebellion. Every finner is a... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1835 - 276 pages
...thy God in Gilgal. And Samuel said, hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice j and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness... | |
 | John Witherspoon, John Rodgers - 1802 - 600 pages
...propriety, be faid to him in the words of Samuel, " Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings, as in " obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey, is bet" ter than facrifice; and to hearken, than the fat of rams." (i) Our facrifices may be polluted... | |
 | George Fox - 1803 - 436 pages
...Christ. "Samuel said to king Saul, 'Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? behold, to obey is better than sacrifice ; and to hearken, than the fat of rams,' 1 Sam. xv. 22. So ye may see, all offerings and... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1803 - 318 pages
...virtuous and a good life are more acceptable in the light of God, than either prayer or thankfgiving, for, behold, to obey is better than facrifice, and to hearken than, the fat of rams ;— neverthelefs, as the one. ought to be.done, fo the other ought not, by any means, to be left... | |
 | 1805 - 538 pages
...proved to be a duty ; to perform which, belongs to Chriftians, leaving all the confequences with God. " Behold, to obey is better than facrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams." Let Chriftians take their place, and not aflume the prerogative of Divine Providence. Nor can... | |
 | George Frederick Nott - 1803 - 532 pages
...to imprefs on our minds thofe awful words, with which Samuel reproved the offending King of Ifrael. Behold, to obey is better than facrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams1. How then is it that the Enthufiaft can remain infenfible to the finfulnefs of Schifm ? He aflures... | |
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Samuel said, hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams. 
