...answer for me. I come to thee a poor naked creature, saying as they of old, " Asshur shall not save us ; we will not ride upon horses : neither will we say...work of our hands, Ye are our gods ; for in thee the i'atherless findeth mercy." Hos. 14 : 3. Thus plead with God, and still remember you are pleading for...

...Mouths ; the two great Articles of it are thefe " We " will not ride upon Horfes, neither will we " fay any more to the Work of our Hands, " Ye are our Gods" (Chap. xiv. 3.) Confider now what is the Guilt of having a Country full of Horfes : Moral Evil furely...

...Hofea xiv. 3.- Aftmr /hall tet fave us, we -will not ride upon horfes, neither u'i/l we fay any more tc the work of our hands, ye are our gods, for in thee thefatherlejsjindeth mercy. They Fejeft the moft goodly appearances of reft and confentment, to make...

...receive us gracioufly : fo will we render the calves of our lips. v. 4. I will heal their backlliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. Rom . iii. 24. Being juftified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jclus Chrift....

...of all other refuges. " Afhur fhall not fave us, " we will not ride upon horfes, neither will we fay any more " to the work of our hands, ye are our Gods, for in thee the " fatherlefs findeth metcy," Hot. xiv. 3. He that relies upon God, muft ccafe from man ; refignation...

...faints of old, Hof. xiv. 3. Afhur Jhall notfave us, we will not ride upon horfes, neither will we fay any more to the work of our hands, ye are our gods, for in thee the fatherlefs Jindetb mercy. A folemn renunciation we have of all other helps, reliefs or affiftances,...

...recorded Hofea xiv. 3. ' Afhur fhall not fave ' us, we will not ride upon horfes, neither will we ' fay any more to the work of our hands, Ye are * our gods: for in thee the fatherlefs findeth mercy.' Heartily renouncing all vain fuperflitious confidences, and all dependence...

...change not; there* fore .ye fons of Jacob are not con fumed. Hof. xiv. 4. I will heal their backffiding, I will love them freely ; for mine anger is turned away from him. y John xx. 17. Jefus faith unto her [Mary], Touch me not : for I am not yet afcended unto my Father...

...noble difdain, the language tof Ephraim: ' What have I any inore to do * with idols ? We will fay no more to the work of * our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee (the Lord * our God) the fatherlefs findeth mercy VW e heartily renounce thofe lying vanities, which, ia...

...Ephraim; for I am God, and not man, the Holy One in the midft of thee. I will heal their backfliding, I will love them freely : for mine anger is turned away from him." * The backfliding chriftian ftancls in great need of the manifeftation of divine favour, in reftoring...