...sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord." It is said again, where there are additions : " The" sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord : How much more when he brings it with a wicked mind ?" Suppose there should come upon this man a fit of devotion,...

...; but it shall then be seen to have l>een done wickedly, and shall therefore be pronouffced a sin : the sacrifice of the •wicked is an abomination to the Lord, how much more if he bring it with a •wickets-mind ! Thus, if a man attend the house of God, it appears like religion...

...therefore, Mr. T. may ask, " Are not the common sense and feelings of mankind shocked -by the assertion" that the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ? for, God as really forbids a man's paying his debts from wrong motives, as sacrificing or praying...

...as an apology forlhe omission of this duty. Some attempt to excuse themselves by the consideration that " the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord," and they are therefore afraid that their prayers might be rejected. But T would ask those who raise...

...excuse for your neglect in the one instance it were equally so in the other. " But does not Solomon say, that the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ?" Yes; but he says too. that " the ploughing of the wicked is sin ;" and consequently, for the same...

...religion ; who would regret the visible reformation ? Who would go about to urge, as an objection, that the • sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ? Is it not a consolation to all the followers of Christ, to hear that family religion, in particular,...

...wicked is abomination : how much more when he bringeth it witli a wicked mind. . We have already heard that the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord : we are here told, that it is an abomination, although it is presented with the very best dispositions...

...sacrifices ; that "God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth ;" that "the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord." These truths the faithful minister preaches, and the members declare the same. Now, does our practice...

...assurance that lie can find God in the secret chamber, and make confession to his acceptance ? We read that " The sacrifice of the " wicked is an abomination to the Lord; but the prayer of the " upright is his delight." Again : " The Lord is far from the " wicked ; but...

...to pray ; it is also a reason, why Christians should not be advised to pray. But it will be replied, that the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ; while the prayer of the upright is his delight. That the prayer of the wicked is in some respects...