 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.  Micah - Page 33edited by - 1882 - 64 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 550 pages
...doubts, but to our counsel, learned in the laws of God ; of whom God himself hath said, by his Prophet, The priest's lips should keep knowledge ; and they should seek the Law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts ; Mai. ii. 1. The second is, in the irresoluble... | |
 | Charles O'Conor - Bishops - 1810 - 896 pages
...? What are our Caravats and Shanavests f Are not more murders -committed now in one * Tit. c. 1. " The Priest's lips should keep knowledge, and " they should seek the law at his mouth, for he is the mes" senger of the Lord." Rial. ii. 7. It is observable that the people's... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1810 - 636 pages
...me ; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Mai. ii. 7. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 2 Cor. iii. 6. Who also hath made us able... | |
 | William Mason - English literature - 1811 - 304 pages
...AyytAos Kv^is Trai/Toxeolopo? iriv. Of the whole verse our translators give the following version, " The " Priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should " seek the law at his mouth, for he is the Messenger of " the Lord of Hosts." The same Prophet, in the next chapter,... | |
 | William Huntington (works.) - 1811 - 434 pages
...found in his lips ; he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts." Now, reader, observe, here is, in the... | |
 | John Brown - Congregationalism - 1812 - 338 pages
...this maxim is mentioned by Malachi, chap. ii. 7, as established in every age of their church, that " the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and ". they should seek the law at his month ; for he was the* " messenger of the Lord of hosts." But how could they so conveniently... | |
 | Missions - 1821 - 632 pages
...leave it : and when out of it live so ill, it would be welj if they never entered it again." — Anon. The priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way ; ye... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1813 - 580 pages
...me : seeing thou hast forgotten tlie taw of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Mai. ii.7. For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 2 Cor. iii. 6. Who also hath made us able... | |
 | John Murray - Sermons, American - 1813 - 438 pages
...and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean." Malachi ii. 7, "For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts." Fourthly, They shall put incense before... | |
 | Thomas Ridgley - 1814 - 554 pages
...therefore it is said, They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law, Deut. xxxiii. 1O. and that the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth ; Mai. ii. 7. that is, the priests should, by all proper methods, understand the meaning... | |
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