...their fathers, which must be overthrown, before the Gospel can prevail. They are, to a great extent, "without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without a teraphim." There is scarcely any thing among the Indians themselves, to oppose the prevalence of...

...children of Israel shall abide many days without a King, and without a Prince, and without a Sacrifice. Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their King; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days." And were this...

...similar phraseology in a prophecy of Hosea : For the children of hrael tftall ahide mnny days wit/iout a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without u/i image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim. Afterward .shall the children of Isniel return...

...circumstances, are exactly described by Hosea. For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king; and without a prince; and without a sacrifice;...image; and without an ephod; and without teraphim: Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king;...

...embraced them. It runs thus:— " You cannot but allow that your nation has ' abided many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, without an ephod, and without teraphim.' (llosea iii. 4.) your priesthood is disannulled, your land...

...xxxiv. 22, &c.) They had this prediction of Hosea: 'The children of Israel shall abide many days without a King, and without a Prince, and without a sacrifice and without an ephod : Afterwards they shall return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their King, and shall...

...is often spoken of in the prophets, under the very name of his father David : as in Hoseaiii. 5., " Afterward shall the children of Israel return and seek the Lord their God, and David their King, and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days."— In this...

...And in this same way does Hosea join together the worship of God and of this King, chap. iii. 5, " Afterward shall the children of Israel return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king." For as the Father and the Son are one, the Father cannot be worshipped...

...them it is exactly fulfilled. Hosea 3. 4. For the children of Israel shall abide niany days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice,...image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim. Deut. -8. 37. And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by-word, among all nations whither...

...state of real christians now. They were, at that time in bondage, and to this day continue " without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice,...without an image, and without an ephod, and without a teraphim."* Nor need we envy them even in their best condition ; if they had their new moons and...