...it, and surrendering my body to the tortures which would await me in your dungeons. ' Let me fall now into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hands of man.' " Normanton, who rightly judged that the approach of the myrmidons of the Inquisition...

...Hear his own words. "And David said unto GOD, I am in a great strait : let us full now into the hand of the Lord ; (for his mercies are great) and let me not fall into the hand of man." Here, then, we have from the tongue of David a sufficient reason for this apparently extraordinarychoice....

...spirit of unequal judgment. But it may well prompt us. to exclaim,—Let me fall into the hands of God, for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hands of man. To the mercy and the righteousness of God we may accordingly commit the cause of his...

...said unto Gad," by 'whom the fearful message was delivered, " I am in a great strait : let us fall now into the hands of the Lord ; for his mercies are great : and let me not fall into the hands of man. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed...

...mine, I will repay, saith the Lord." If I must be punished, " let me fell now into the hand of th« pressions plainly importing, that by creatures such as we are, the gre a man." The only vengeance permitted to man is a vengeance of kindness and forgiveness; the only coals...

...who heareth prayer Rules the Sea, and saves the soul. "And David said, Let me now fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great, — and let me not fall into the hand of man." 2 Sam. xxivj 14. MAN hath a voice severe, His neighbors fault to blame, A wakeful eye, a listening...

...days of pestilence throughout the land. He chose the last, exclaiming, " Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man." The first stroke of adversity recalled his trust in God, and distrust of man. He had known by long...

...and owned by our elder brethren the Jews ! David had just reason to say, " Let me fall into the band of the Lord, for his mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hands of man." * Even a converted Jew admits with difficulty, that the grace of God may visit a Gentile....

...that sent me. And Dn- 14 vid said nnio (.¡ad. I am in a great dirait: let us fall now into the hand S > the JX)UI) sent a pestilence 15 upon Israel from the morning г ven to the linio appointed : nnd...

...And David said to Gad, "I am in 'a great strait ; let us now fall into the hand of the Lord, for hw mercies are great ; and let me not fall into the hand of man :" 2 Sam. xxiv. 14. He trusted in God, but had oo confidence in man. 4. It was the principle of piety...