| Thomas Goyder - 1838 - 678 pages
...allusion to the Lord of heaven being the only 5 3 Regenerator of the minds of men, that he is said to "sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall...offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." (Mai. iii.3.) This passage describes, spiritually, the Lord's constant presence with man, together... | |
| Edward Bouverie Pusey - 1838 - 476 pages
...that of the prophet Malachi, which is fully parallel to the former place of St. Paul, " He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He shall...offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." So then they must be sons of Levi, (that is, men consecrated unto the service of the Lord,) and, even... | |
| Alexander Keith - 1839 - 394 pages
...coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap; and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of...offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.* Behold, I will send unto you Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of... | |
| Layman, Unitarianism - 1840 - 268 pages
...announced the sudden appearance and spiritual work of our Redeemer, in the following sublime language : " Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare...offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." Mai. iii. 1 — 3. Thus, then, it appears from the concurrent declarations of those ancient prophets... | |
| Edward Norris Kirk - 1840 - 346 pages
...the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming 1 and who shall stand when he appeareth 1 for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers'...offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." I may remark, here, that -some of these prophecies have a double, or even a threefold signification... | |
| Edward Norris Kirk - 1840 - 342 pages
...the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming 1 and who shall stand when he appeareth 1 for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers'...offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." I may remark, here, that some of these prophecies have a double, or even a threefold signification... | |
| Samuel Bulfinch Emmons - 1840 - 160 pages
...take away all thy tin. Ps. 65 : 3. As for our transgressions thou shalt purge them away. Mai. 3 : 3. And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver...offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Heb. 1 : 3. When he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.... | |
| Henry Fitz - 1840 - 512 pages
...the impure metal. The adjuncts in this case, I will proceed and exhibit.* The prophet proceeds : " And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver:...offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.''! The * There is obviously an impropriety in comparing the Lord Jesus Christ, in his official capacity... | |
| 1840 - 388 pages
...away our dross and tin. And here we should certainly sink, hut for the mercy of the Lord, who " sits as a refiner and purifier of silver ; and he shall...Lord an offering in righteousness. Then shall the offering of 'Judah and Jerusalem bе pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former... | |
| John Bovee Dods - 1840 - 372 pages
...which speak of cleansing him. Again ; — The prophet Malachi, speaking of Christ, says, " He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver ; and he shall...offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." Gold, while in its ore, is of the same nature and value as when the dross is removed. But if it were... | |
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