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if fainting did not, astonishment did, render the Patriarch quite speechlesse: and as certainly, the same vehemency of anguish which un-tongue-tied the Son of Cresus when (dumb as he was) he found words to preserve his condemned Father, might make this Patriarch, while he now seemeth speechlesse, argue the cause of his demanded Isaac. 1. Did I not say unto thee Do not thou deceive mee? Was not my request, O that Ismael might live in thy presence? 2. Hath God said, and shall not He do it? Hath He spoken, and will not He make it good? Is he a man that his purpose should change? Or the Son of Man that he should lye? 3. Hath He sworn and would he repent? Where is the truth of his free and frequent promises? of his voluntarie and solemn covenant? In whom shall all Nations be blessed, if Isaac must die? 4. Accompt that God is able to raise him up from the Dead, yet what profit is there in his blood? Shall the Dust praise thee, O Lord? Shall it declare thy truth? 5. If the Lord will have sacrifice rather then mercie, shall not the judge of all the Earth do right? He who forbeareth the guiltie, will He slay the innocent? 6. All Soules are thine: even the Soules of the righteous as well as the Soules of the unrighteous: yet, |
if fainting did not, astonishment did, render the Patriarch quite speechless: and as Certainly, the same vehemency of anguish which un-tongue-tied the Son of Croesus when (dumb as he was) he found words to preserve his condemned Father, might make this Patriarch, while he now seems speechless, argue the cause of his demanded Isaac. 1. Did I not say unto thee Do not thou deceive me? Was not my request, Oh that Ishmael might live in thy presence? 2. Hath God said, and shall not He do it? Hath He spoken, and will not He make it good? Is he a man that his purpose should change? Or the Son of Man that he should lie? 3. Hath He sworn and would he Repent? Where is the truth of his free and frequent promises? of his voluntary and solemn Covenant? In whom shall all nations be blessed, if Isaac must die? 4. Account that God is able to raise him up from the Dead, yet what profit is there in his blood? Shall the Dust praise thee, Oh Lord? Shall it declare thy truth? 5. If the Lord will have sacrifice rather then mercy, shall not the judge of all the Earth do right? He who forbeareth the guilty, will He slay the innocent? 6. All Souls Are thine: even the Souls of the righteous as well as the Souls of the unrighteous: yet, |
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