...entitle them to the appellation, ministers of darkness, and monsters of cruelty ? My soul, come thou not into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united. The punishments inflicted by the Inquisition, says a modern writer, may be regarded as of two sorts,—punishments...

...once made profession of religion become the enemies of such a ministry? " O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united :" Gen.xlix.6. I had rather be in the case of Turks, yea, of cannibals, than of those men. I know that...

...which he is placet!.—Does he dwell among a people of unclean lips ? He says " 0 my soul come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united." He sighs because of their abominations, and go far is he from joining with them to do evil, that on...

...expose, in the plenitude of their sin, those " who mind earthly things." — " O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united .'" Let us now proceed to consider, II. THE CONCLUSIONS DEDUCED AS TO THESE CHARACTERS ON CHRISTIAN...

...heroes of debauchery, while reading a panegyric on their achievements ! " O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united !" A more fatal vice cleaves not to human nature, than the vice of drunkenness ; how few, once rooted...

...lovers of drink invite you to join them, let your determined language be, " O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly mine honour, be not thou united !" But intemperance is by no means the only evil habit, the abandonment of which is as difficult, as...

...instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation." (Num. iii. 8.) He said also, " O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united." But after they had crossed the Red Sea, God said to Aaron, "Thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi,...

...in their habitations. 6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; Unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united: For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they digged down a wall. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for...

...to nature, unfit for the presence of God or the fellowship of His people. " O my soul, come not thou into their secret ; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united," yet by grace the union with Simeon is dissolved, and Levi is "joined" to God's high priest (Num. 18:...

...Levi," says he, "are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly mine honour be not thou united" (Gen. 49:5-6). This stigma he certainly might have passed in silence, not only that he might spare...