...them, take ye wives and beget sons and daughters; that ye may increase there and not diminish, and seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive ; and pray unto the Lord for it, for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace."* These injunctions...

...tlaughten. 7. And seek, the pence of tbe city, whither i have tamed you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the Lord for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. Psalm ixxxvii. i. By t -nj rivtrs of Babylon, there we sat down ; yea, we wept, when wertmernbtrtd...

...take ye wives and beget sons and daughters ; that ye may increase there and not diminish, and seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive ; and pray unto the Lord for it, for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace."* These injunctions...

...circumstances will permit, but to ascertain what good he can effect in his new locality." " ' Seek the peace of the city, whither I have caused you to...pray unto the Lord for it, for in the peace thereof ye shall have peace,' was the inspired direction of Jeremiah to his fellow-captives." house ever since...

...THE LOYE OF COUNTRY. FAST AITLEtaOOJf, Til APRIL. JERIMIAH XXIX. 7. f. u Seek the PEACE of the city, and pray unto the • Lord for it : for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace" temporal blessings, Peace is usually and justly classed among the chief. It is •most favourable,...

...EFFECTS OF THE LOVE OF COUNTRY*A!T iFTIBNOOir, VII APBII. JEREMIAH XXIX. f. " Seek the PEACE of the city, and pray unto the Lord for it : for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace." \Jf temporal blessings, Peace is usually and justly classed among the chief. It is most favourable,...

...daughters ; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. 7 And seek the peace of the city whither 1 have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray...it : for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. 8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel ; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that...

...serve and live. The Prophet Jeremiah likewise records another command of the Lord to his people: " Seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to...captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace of it ye shall have peace." (a) Here, we see, the Israelites, after having been (x) Jer. xxvii. 5—9....

...the Divine precept that directs their conduct. "Thus saith Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives ; and pray unto Jehovah for it, for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace." They neither censure the established...

...that they may bear sons and daughters : that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried awziy captive?, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace;' «•...