...kings,) was made him by its short-sighted rulers. How was this noble denial worded ? MARY. " I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. The Lord shall rule over you." This was quite right. But, Mama ! I tliink " ear-rings" were always to be put to a bad use in the Bible...

...Gideon, that warlike judge, that was greater than я king ; " I will not rule over you," says he, " r s Judges, chap. viii. Intimating thereby, that it is not fit for a man, but for God only, to exercise...

...reproof as it became a faithful soldier of his King to give. " I will not rule over you, (he said,) neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you." Thus nobly did he resist a temptation which few have withstood. But, had he for one moment forgotten...

...son's son also ; for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian : Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. The Lord shall rule over you." * At length, in the latter days of Samuel, who had long been their judge, and somewhat less than eleven...

...made him a king, and have settled the government in his house : No, saith Gideon, (verse 23,) / will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you; the Lord shall rule over you. And likewise afterwards, when Samuel complained to God of the perverseness of the people, who were...

...moment. His integrity stood the test of the temptation. His reply was prompt and decided. " I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you." He accompanied this declaration, however, with a request of a very questionable character, and which...

...son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you. Judges viii. 22, 23. But if your bosoms own a debt To my poor arm uncancell'd yet, And fain would ease...

...son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the LORD shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the...

...he answered as magnanimously, and by that answer redoubled the obligation, in the next verse, / will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shalt rule over you. Thus far then we see the workings of a just gratitude in the Israelites ; and...

...Cross of our beloved Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. LECTURE VI. " And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you." — Judges viii, 23. ON Sunday last we followed Gideon to the battle, and considered the means by which...