...had made with their fathers ; and if they must be cast off, desiring himself to perish with them ; " if thou wilt, forgive their sin ; and if not, " blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou " hast written ;" how we are astonished at an. instance of such invincible fortitude, fervent...

...unto the LORD, andsaid, Oh, th is people have sinned agreat sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32 nd Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.) 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave which thou hast written. 33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will...

...from the writings of Moses, when he was interceding for his countrymen the Hebrews. Yet now ifthou wilt, forgive their sin, and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book, which thott hast written. By this book is understood bj some the book of eternal life. Does not the...

...Moses then prayed for mercy for the children of Israel, " And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have...and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written." Ib. 31 and 32. " Therefore 'now go — nevertheless in the day when I visit,"...

...be wanting in true sympathy for man. The echo of that hightoned intercession was soon heard : " 0, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made...and if not, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written." Moses was consistent throughout. First of all, he felt jealous for God's...

...flatly contradicted in another part of this very book. " And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh! this people have sinned a great sin, and have...thou wilt, forgive their sin ; and if not, blot me, 1 pray thee, out of thy book, which thou hast written. And the Lord said unto Moses, whosoever hath...

...cried, in accents that breathed the very spirit of charity, " Oh ! this people have sinned a great sin ; yet now, if thou wilt, forgive their sin ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee,.out of thy book." I am astonished that some ancient and some modern mystics have quoted this...

...Resignation in question. The first is in Ex. xxxii. 31,32, And Moses returned unto the Lord; and said, Oh! this people have sinned a great sin, and have...and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book, which thou hast written. The part of this text, which is alleged in support of the. doctrine here contended...

...had made with their fathers ; and if they must be cast off, desiring himself to perish with them : ' if thou wilt, forgive their sin ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written ;' how we are astonished at an instance of such invincible fortitude, fervent...

...took place with one indiT idual, not the whole people. " And Moses returned unto th( Lord, and " said, Oh ! this people have sinned a great sin, and have made " them gods of gold ; yet now, ifthou wilt forgive their sin — • " and if not, BLOT ME, I PRAY THEE, out of the book which " thou...