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The Pulpit Commentary — Isaiah — Volume 2
George Rawlinson [1812-1902] · 439,033 words · 488 reading sections
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THE PULPIT COMMENTARY, EDITED DY THE • VERY REV. H. D. M. SPENCE, D.D., DRAN OF OLOUCEBTER; AND BY THE REY. JOSEPH S. EXELL, M.A. WITH INTRODUCTIONS DY THE VERY REV. F. W. FARRAR, D.D., F.R.S., DEAN OF CANTERBURY. RIGHT REV. H. COTTERILL, D.D., F.R.S.E. VERY REV. PRINCIPAL J. TULLOCH, D.D. REV. CA.NON G. R…
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en ov0l'l!trict rendering of the expression, whioh is glanced at in ver. 6. The Assyrian "in tho~e deys," which introduces the mm'IL- annals, which never reoord any reverse or tive of rh. xx:xviii. Tbet nRrmtive un- defeat, are wholly silent aa to this second <!onbte<lly belong,, to Hezekie,h's fourteenth expedition…
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Ver. 11.-I 117, In 2 Kings xviii. 20 we He conclades that, in IJO doing, he must re&d, "Thou sayest" for "I say," which have offended Jehovah. He is probahly gives 11 hotter sense. Dr. KBy holds the ignornnt of thr, peculiar proviso of the two forms to be "complomentary." I hBve Jewish Law, tlHLt ,;e.crifice should be …
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lhe PBBt,' vol. ii. p. 91). Mesh&, King of with no other result the.n that of being re- Moab, dccle.ree, " Chemoeh sl\id to me, Go duced, together with ;you, to the lnat ex• Rnd take Nebo [in Wl\r] >iinst Israel" tremity of famine, when the eiege oomee, (ibid., vol. xi. p. J 66). ABBhur is genemlly Ver. 13.-ThenRa…
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wells in their plots of ground. Oisterns, "swept the whole land of Hamath to ita or reservoirs, in which the re.in-we.tar we.a extreme limit,'' taken the king prisoner, nnd stored, were compruatively uncommon. CBrried him e.we.y c1tptive to Assyria, where Ver.17.-Until I oome e.nd take you e.we.y. he flrtyed an,! burn…
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HOMILETICS. Vera. 4'-9.-Wi."': and foo1i,h trust. Rabshakeh langbrd to scorn eqnnlly all the gr_ounds of trust which he regimled ll~z, ki/\h as. entertaini_ng. His ridicule was just with respect to two of them, wholly unJNSt /\nd misplaced with re~pect to the third. J. JT 18 A FOOLISH TRUST TO I'UT CONFIUKNCE IN WI…
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idols P" (oh. x. 11). It was of a piece with theee boasts to give the Jews t.o undentanrl that the voice of God had ordered the expedition, which, therefore, was certain to be eucceeeful. In all probability thie boast was a purely gratuitous one, not grounded Up<Jn any even supposed orode or announcement. It was hoped …
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. ~era. 1-22.--:--He~kiah and tlie .Assyrian. The .Assyrian king made a campaign ng111nst Judah, Lach1sh was taken, and the cveut was commemorated on bas-reliefs in Sennacherib's palace. The place commanded the direct road from Egypt to Judah. Hence the Rabshakeh, one of the chief officer…
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tlons dlreolocl at the very principle and seat of faith itself. Is this world governed ? Hae It a righteous constitution ancl administration? Does all repose upon the mind nnd will of a just and holy lleing? Thon faith may li~e, and the weakest may bo strong. Or le o.11 the effect of chnnce? and are we at the m~rcy of …
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Vers. 4--21.-0ontemptuousness. An air of intolerable arrogance breathes in almost every sentence of this" railing Rabshakeh.'' It comes out in insolent characterization (l"'ers. 5, 6), in disdainful challenge (ver. 8), in haughty self-confidence (ver. 9), in con- temptuous disregard of the conventionalities of war (…
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Vera. 16, 17.-The invitation of the enemy. The King of Assyria, by the mouth of his general, appeals to the citizens of Jerusalem to abandon their allegiance to Hezekiah and "go out to him," promising them great advantages for their disloyalty. It is closely analogous to the invitation of our !lpiritual enemy to go ove…
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against Assyria-; (3) that he had helped the Philistines of Ekron to rise e.ge.inst their king. 'l'he second of these Is dealt with in this verse. The Rabshakeh satirizes the helplessness of Egypt, likening that nation to e. cracked, not broken, reed, which breaks suddenly, and pierces the he.ad of him who leans hard o…
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Ver. 10.-Claims to •peak/or God. "The Lord 1111.id unto me, Go up against this land, and destro., it." The inscriptions of Sennacherib are remarkable for similar asser- tions to this. He delights, apparently, to claim a Divine sanction for the wars in which be was engaged. Some thiuk that he may have heard of Isaiah…
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through the gnrden. Thie path ia spanned by a wooden trelliR, upon which a vine is trained, and at tho time of our visit delicious grapes were l,an·!ing from it. As I con- templated this scene from within doors, or took the morning and evening air, sauntering between gate and door, I could but recall this striking figu…
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III. AOTIVE VINDIOATION. By re&SODl\ble judgrnents on those who offer the Insult. Blasphemy ought to be a crime. By withdrawal from Msociation with those who thus walk disorderly. 'l'he man who bas no reverence for God has no basis of character which makes friendship with him safe. And by using all available mcnns f…
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other hond, the rucloness of Ahab in sending Perhaps the beet translation would bo 11 einglo eunuch to bring Mice.iah into hie laclceya. prosonoo, I Kings xxii. 9). The prophets, Ver. 7.-Behold, I will aend a blast upon e.s representatives of Jehove.h, were en- him; rather, I un'll put a •pirit within him; titlocl t…
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forces in mat.ion, and bcgnn to dcRcend the dimtc<l by the settlement of the Israelites Nilo vnlley to hie r,,Jicf. His movement in tho rogion (2 Kings xvii. 0; xvlii. 11; rnthcr prnrnke<I t.hnn nlnnncd Sennn,cherib, l Chron. v. 26). "Hnran" Is tho well- who, h1"'i11g defcnkd one Egyptinn army in known "city of Nabo…
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his aotunl words received "a colouring" from doubt great numbers of the inferior idole, n lator writer, Hezoki11h's contemporaries, which were of wood, not even coated with it is said, Isoioh ond Mic1Lh, make no such meta.I-the i&o.va of the Greeks-were burnt. strong stotements of their belief in one only Jl'or they we…
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Iarael. A specially lAAian phrA8e, emrloyed but an Assyrian army wna intent on plunder hy lBB.ie.h twcnty-ei!!ht tinws, e.ud on y live e.n<l devnstnli,m, tl<) kss ihl\n upon conquest, (im,-s in nil the rest of SeriJ>inre. A ,trong and would 11sc~11<l mountain regions llmt ,lid proof, if ony proof beyond tho unmistnk…
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believed, however, in his heart, that he wonld eye on Senne.cherib throughout all his career, find e. way of" drying up" tlieso "rivers." seeing to and watching over his performance Ver. 26.-Hut thou not hee.rd, etc.? An of his will. 'fhe phrase, going out, and ebrupt transition, such as is common in ooming in, is a…
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sy riana, theee )Rst " went forth," reoccupied delivered his meeaage, returned to his their lands, and rebuilt th11ir towna and vil- mMter (eh. xxxvii. 8), doubtlees with hie le.gea. The Lles•inK of God Wl\8 upon them, eec01t. Sennacherib then sent a letter by Rnd in a •hort time Jud,ea recovered her mcssengeni, but…
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lcnoe" of most other commentators, seem to Kings xix. 37). It hae been supposed to bo o.Iike preoluderl by the terms of the narra- represent Naska, an Assyrian god of a some-. tive, wh~'.lh imply the silent <lcath in one what low poaitinn, who, however, does n9t night of a hundre<l and eighty-five tl,ouaan<l obtain …
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nected with religion or morals, and even on such matters their advice is looked upon with suspicion. The cuckoo-cry of "priest()raft" is raised, and the spirltualty is bidden to confine itsdf strictly to its own sphere, and not to intermeddle in the ordinary politics of a nation. Hezekiah's conduct suggests a contra…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vere. 1-18.-Hezelciah's resources, The conduct of the king on hearing the haughty message of the Assyrian is that of a man of habitually religious mind and religious practice. 1. He rends liis garments and covers himself with sackcloth. This was sig- nificant of sorrow and of self-humiliat…
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ml\nnor in whioh they mRy be sccuroo, that is no r81\Son why wo should ignore thorn. "An interest in the prayers of good men," it is natural to seek, and biassed to have secured. The ll<'licf in the intercession of good men rests on the holief that some men stand nearer to G,xl than oth~rs. They have I\ firmer faith…
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hns set in order II uuivt•reo of men, and not of machines, and he is too wise not to havo ordored all things wieoly and well. Mo.n is evidently a being born to the perils which beset all froedom. 'l'hue he ce.n speak agninst the Most High. "I am er1ual to the snd occe.eion," says in elTect Jehovah to faaioh. "The serva…
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things, to bo concerned for the honour of our heavenly Father, for the glory of our Divine Rrdcemor: thRt he is revered, and that his will is done on earth should ho our fi~t consideration. (2) 'l'ho fact that it is an unselfish, and therefore pre-eminently Christian and Divine inspiration. (3) The fact that it is an e…
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pre.yere mny be unexceptionnble, so far as time, place, demeanour, and even language are concerned, nnd yet they may be fruitless, because our mind is not attuned to the true spirit of devotion. We have hrrc five features which should always characterize our approach to God. I. A. DEEP SENSE OF TEE DIVINE PRESENOE. "T…
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by righteous means and in the fear of the Lord, 2. Take CRrneet heed that honourable and <'Ven sllcrcd succcs.~ does not delude 1md corrupt the soul. II. THE A'ITITUDE OF GOD TOWARDS ARROGANT MEN. 1. Continual regard, (Ver,28.) "I know thy ab0de," eto. God's presence, his observant eye, is in the dwellmg ie in ihc_…
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bis power soon wither away, Speech without knowledge, action without thought, outward activity without inward growth, will soon reach its limit and disappear. o. It leaves a lar,qe part of sacred duty undone, (1) To the meditative man who has oxlmusted his time and strength in self-culture, and left his brethren's stat…
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"doing nothing." It may be one side of meet.iug difficulty, but it needs to be matched with another and a positive side. The earnest man WBnts to do somethin", Yet his circumsta.nccs n111y make personal action questionable and almost impossibl;, but this at least, he can always do, and this he would be wise always t…
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be their mouthpiece, and ce.rry their desires within the veil; while other good men ce.n only pray before us, and foil to awe.ken responsive prayer-feelings in our hee.rts. I. To GREATNESS OIi' PRAYER THAT nISEB TO BE INTERCESSION. Man's power of pre.yer is 11, focuHy full of high possibilities. It may rise even to th…
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is liRble to fear; there can only be one Being in the universe ab:iolntely and for ever free from that liability-he who knows everything and controls everything. 1. 'l'he great mysteries of existence have a tendency to produce foar. There are few thoughtrul persons who do not feel the shaduw of them on their p.'\th.…
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Vere. 28, 29.-God's agents are never beyond his restrainings. He used Assyria, but he holds Assyria in with bit and bridle. 'fhe horse may plunge, and rear, and trample. and seem to be beyond all restraint; but God never looses the rein, and draws it in when he pleases. The figures used are even more striking. He puts …
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EXPOSITION. CHAPTER xxxvm. Hezekiah that he might pray nndisturbed Beds seem to he.ve been placed in the comers The present cliapter is parallel with 2 of rooms, with the head against one wall of Kings XL 1-11, but contains some marked the room, e.nd one side against another. differences from that passage, both in …
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e.nd wailed without stint" (ibid., viii. 99). ment; and on Ms declaring hie decision, the Bo David wept for Jone.than (2 !:lam. i. 12) shadow receded to the prescribed distance. and ngllin for Absalom (2 Bllm. xix. l); Joash Time was rolled backward, or at any rate wept when he hrllrcl the words of the Law appeared to …
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(2) from the beginning of ver. 19 to the end I expected him o.11 do.y long to make o.n end or Yer. 14; (3) from the beginning or ver. ofme." J 5 to the end of ver. 17; (4) from the begin- Ver. H.-Like a oraneoro. swallow. The 11ing of ..-er. JS to the end of ver. 20. In the sus, here trnnsluted" crane," ie probnbly …
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peace that I had such bitU3rness, such bitter- him. He ie not, however, perhaps, thinking nes,. The po.in that I nnderwcnt was of his own case. for the true peo.ce and comfort of my Ver. 20.-The Lord was ready to save me; soul (comp. Pe. xciv. 12; cxix. 75; Prov. rather, came lo my re=; came and aa'l!ed iii. 12; Heb. x…
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HOMILETICS. Ver. 1.-Th~ duty of mm, ,,. tiiew of death, to set tMir ho?JS11 In order. N othlng I■ more manifest than the duty of all men, in view of that departure which they know to impend over them as an absolute certainty, only doubtful in re~pect of its date to RrrlLnge their worldly affairs e.s prudence requir…
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Vere. 2-6.-TJ,e power of prayer. The story of these chapters (xxxvi.-xxxviii.) is remarkably illustrative of the power of" etfectual fervent prayer." Four points may be noted. I. PnAYEB IS POTENT TO DESTROY THE ADVERB.A.RIES OF GoD AT TUE GREATEST REIGHT OF TREIB GLOBY AND BOASTING. Assyria had reached the acme of her…
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pulling at our earthly tabernacle, but so many ministers nnd under-agents of death? What are cat~rrhs and ulcers, coughs and dropsies, but so many mementoes of a hasteniocr dissolution, so many foretastes of the grave? Add to these the consuming cares and troubles of the mind; the toil and labour and racking intenti…
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And the like diRappointment of expectations occurs in spiritual things. .All combine to remind us of the cheering saying," While there is life, them is hope I" Bo long as we entrust ourselves in the hands of a gracious God, we need never despair.-J. Vere. 9-22.-The song of Hezelciah. It is a song of peculiar sweetness…
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IV. THE ANSWER OF PEA0R. It lu1s come suddenly, swiftly, unexpectedly. A.nd the !estored one i~ at a. loss how to render thanks. His ni~ht !ias been ~urned into morn- mg; and against the dark background of remembered grief, the picture of a serene future ~h!nes.. He looks forward to a "_walk at ease" through all his…
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the coure.ge of despair. God hears heavenly eloquence in sighs, and beautiful liturgies in tee.re, "A broken a.ad e. contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise." And the a.newer ea.me: "I will add unto thy days fifteen years .... I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the King of Assyria." So God wil…
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Vera. 1-3.-.A vision of death. The scene is one of true pathos; it is one of those touches of nature which" make the whole world kin." We have- I. DEATH SUDDE1''LY PRESENTING ITSELF TO MAN IN HIS PRIME. (Ver. 1.) Death is very common in infancy ; it must be near in old age. It occasions no surprise, and brings comp…
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Vera. 9-15.-Health and sickness. This touching psBlrn of Hezekiah, written in the day of returning strength, when mental effort became possible and perhaps enjoy- able to him, may teach us many things. I. THAT OUR BEAL1'H IS NOT IN OUR OWN HANDS. Thero is a. distinct note of disap- pointment here. 'l'he king had evide…
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Ver. 16.-The life r:f our life. This verse is pregnant with suggestive truth, and finds fulfilment in Christian as well as in Jewish experience. I. THAT THE LIFE OF OUR SPIRIT IS THE VERY LIFE OF OURSELVES. It is no uncommon thing for ungodly men, wl,en they are pressed to give attention to the claims of their spirit,…
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be spared. Then death is at his worst; and it is beyond man's power, it is the triumph of Di,·ine grncP, to say, ·• Thy will be done." This is seen in the case of HezekiRh, to whom death seemed an expression of Divine dissntisfaction • a tel'rible family afflict.ion, seeing he had as yet no heir; and nothing short o…
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our material circumstances. We may pray for life, restored bodily life and health; then we may pray for everything less than that, but included in it. III. WHAT SHOULD DE ITS SPinIT? We may specially dwell on: 1. Openness; frankness; removal of reserve; tone that convinces of sincerity. Most grieving to God is our" ke…
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staircase by a column showed the height of the sun in the heavens. 'l'his shndow would travel upward as the day advanced, and its return down ten steps, beheld from Hezekiah's sick-chamber, would be the most impressive emblem of the new lease of life bestowed. Miracles are never spoken of as mere wonders; they are s…
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and, as we pass into it., the old tent-body is taken down, folded up, and put away. Dr. A. Raleigh dwells very beautifully on one of the most familiar figures of the grave, "There the wicked cease from troubling, anrl there the weary are at rest." "This is man's long home. Other homes are but calling-places, in which a…
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thoughts. Hezeki&h expresses what he felt when he lay on the "border-land." His idea is tb&t death is his creditor, &nd pressing for immediate p&ymeut &nd he calls on God to be Surety for hiru, and release him from the clutch of thi~ death. Some op~ressed, cry against aJvancing death. Others, &a Tennyson's "Mariana,…
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that God takes our life-rule into his hands; we go where he sends, we do what he bids. Come to the simpliciUes of life. How does a wearied child roll his burden on his mother? How does the husband lighten his life-care by rolling it upon a loving wife? Verily, the liUle things of man will help us to understand the grea…
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EXPOSITION. CHAPTER XXXI.X.. nia.n kings, as to one who reigned obont n.o. This chapter ie parnllel with 2 Kings xx. 1325, to a second who is ploced about n.o. 900, ond to a third who woe contemporory 12--19, and scarcely differs from it ot all with the Aeeytie.n kings Sargon and Sen- Ver. l has the additional wor…
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he.a given (me) e. son." The son of lle.ladan. we.a nothing in his home, nor in all hie "Balo.de.n" is scarcely e. possible Babylonian dominion, that Hezekiah 1howed them not. no.me. "Beladan" wonld, however, be qnite We must allow for Oriental hyperbole. The possible, being e. name formed on the model meening is, that…
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the king b(-fore he songht his presence, or have le.Id up in ■tore. A portion of this wus the prophetic e.ftfo.tus now l'&me on him carried off" by Sennacherib in his first cx- suddenly. 'l'ho former is, on the whole, pedition (2 Kings xviii. 14-16); but the more probable. bulk of the temple trco.su1·es-the gifts of Y…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vers. 1-8.-The dangers of prosperity. I. 'l'HE OSTENTATION OF HEZEKIAH. The Chronicler passes a censure upon Lim. After his recovery he "rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore was there wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem"…
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ere to become servants in the palace there. The king bows before the authority of the prophet, recognizing his word as the word of Jehovah, and as good. And further he is ~ha~kful for the respite ~nted-for the promife that IX'.nce aud steadf.,st.ness shall ;omain ID his days. The chronicler says that he humbled hims…
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you." This is not peace of condition, but peace of conscience. The ocean, like Christ's li fo, may be troubled outwardly, but there is rest at the heart of it. We cannot judge .7.Jy the surface-features of life. We must enter within to know if there be really peace. We must see the man in trouble, trial, solitude, an…
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Yer. !.-Friendship that serves its own ends. A kind of friendship only too common. Illm;tratcd in the motto of a successful Birmingham tradesman, "Friendly with alJ, thick with none." Which in full means, "Friendly with all, that I may get all I can out of everybody; thick with none, lest anybody should get anything ou…
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