Jeremiah 26

Lastly, it is not to be thought, that the high Sanedrim should need to be troubled with the King's domestic affairs, far less that this should be made the one half of their commission. Now as we have the institution of these two supreme Courts (Deuteronomy 17) and the restitutio…

It speaks much grace in Josiah (2 Kings 22:19) to feel and suffer, with softness and tenderness of a meekened and a tamed heart, the smart and pain of the influences of the threatening law. And it is prevalency of grace for Hezekiah (Isaiah 39) to stoop to the like and to say, g…

And indeed, had not the God of this world blinded their eyes, and the God of the spirits of all flesh hardened their hearts, they would not have so given up their power, to the Man of sin as to be made so sordidly instrumental to his bloody cruelty. We read (Jeremiah 26:10, 11)…

Josiah in all the exercise of his coercive power upon the Violators of the first Table, 2 Kings chapter 23, in sacrificing some of them upon Altars and burning their bones, in putting down others, &c never enquired by Vrim whether those he killed were such kind of Idolaters as G…

What is this but to question the truth of all prophetical revelations, and to shake the faith that is built upon it? Surely the Prophet Jeremiah had an infallible assurance of the author of his message, when he pleaded for himself before the Princes, of a truth the Lord has sent…

3, of mitigating or removing temporal calamities: stand in the court of the Lord's house and speak to all the cities of Judah, etc. If so be they will hearken and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the plague which I have determined to bring upon them beca…

If your heart begin to be touched, suffer it not immediately to be hardened again, but more and more humble yourself. Thus will the Lord repent of the judgment he intended, and turn from his wrath, as he did in the time of Hezekiah (Jeremiah 26:18-19). §. 22. Directions to keep…

The Lord's Prophets that were immediately guided, and inspired by him, must be excepted. (2) Because, councils under the Old Testament, lawfully called, have often-times erred (2 Samuel 6:6; Jeremiah 26:7-9; 1 Kings 22:6); and under the New Testament (John 9:35; John 11:47-52; M…

(1.) They are a burden of grief and sorrow to the godly, who hear and fear (Habakkuk 3:16). (2.) Of indignation to the wicked, who cannot endure so much as to hear of them, the very threatening is to them intolerable (Amos 7:10; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Jeremiah 26:8, 9). 3. In some…

If the thing were indifferent, the abuse might take away the use: not so, when the thing is necessary. I add (which is well observed by Calvin) when Jeremiah was accused and arraigned as worthy to die, his defence is not this, You ought not to vindicate religion with the sword,…