...bring eth up. 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketb rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8 He raisetn d unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and staye mem among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory : for the pillars of the earth are...

...chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way'. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghillt to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory k, that he may set...

...thou shalt be a king all the days of thy life." Thus was fulfilled the prophecy of the Psalmist — "He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the needy out of the dunghill." And, agreeably to the prediction of St. Germanus, from a servant he became...

...to the grave, and bringeth up. The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich ; he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth...the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them." And with what humble, but elevated devotion did David, in the height of his prosperity, ascribe all...

...righteousness of God, in "raising up the poor out of the dust, and lifting up the "beggar" and the criminal "from the dunghill, to set them "among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of "gloiy." In his humiliation, humility appears amiable, marvellous, and exemplary. He himself urges...

...xiv. 22. To the end thou mayetit know that I am the Lord in the midst of the earth. Exod. viii. 22. The pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath...world upon them. He will keep the feet of his saints. 1 Sam. ii. 8, 9. In 'whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. Job...

...peculiar prerogative it it " to kill and to make alive — to bring low and again exalt " to honour. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, " and lifteth...princes, and to make them inherit the throne of " glory." His providence unfolds the book, And makes his counsels shine. Each opening leaf, and every stroke,...

...maketh poor, and maketh rich : he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up * 1 Samuel ii. 7, 8. the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, &c. yea, to instance in blessings highly prized by Christian families, grace and peace, which are the...

...maketh rich : he britigeth low, and llfteth up. He raisetli up the poor OUt of the dust, and liftech the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory," ii. Г, 8. True, thought I, true indeed. The picture spoke for itself; and the Serip'ture does indeed...

...figurative expressions more adapted to the general modes of thinking and speaking. Hence we read, « the PILLARS of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the wotld upon THEM." 1 8йш. ii. 8. No reasonable Мая, however, would think of exploring the snbterraneoBs...