...Oh, th is people have sinned agreat sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt, d there I buried Leah.) 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein written. 33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will 1 Mot out of my...

...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 passage...

...Israel because of their abominable impieties, Moses interceded for them, and said," Forgive their sin; if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written7. " Such also was the spirit of David, when he had commanded to number the people. Conscious...

...said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin 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," (ie the day...

...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 piety, unadulterated...

...suffer extremities : " Yet now, if thou wilt (says he, in his prayer to " God) forgive their sin ; or if not, blot me, I pray thee, *' out of thy book which thou hast written8." Blotting out of God's look is of the same importance with " blot" ting out one's name from...

...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 hast written." This is clearly an instance of prayer, arising from the peculiar...

...rather than not succeed : Oh, said he, this people have sinned a great tin, — yet now, if t/tou wilt, forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written ! This was the true spirit of an advocate ; and he succeeded. But our Advocate has gone farther...

...said, Oh! this people have tinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou unit, forgive their sin; and if not. blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. Moses' meaning, while praying for Israel, is obvious; but the petition offered up for himself...

...admits of a parallel, thus passionately expresses himself on the occasion, Now, O Lord, ifthou wilt, forgive their sin : and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written b. The flattering prospect of the erection of his own family into a great nation, upon the...