TESTIMONIES AGAINST THE JEWS. 147 Of thissame thingin Daniel: " But Shadrach,Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to king Nebuchadnezzar, O king,thereisno need to answer thee concerning thisword. For God, whom we serve,isable to deliverus from the fur naceofburning fire;and He willdeliverus from thinehand, 0 king. And if not,be it known unto thee thatwe serve notthygods,and we adorenot the golden image which thou hastsetup."1 Likewise in Jeremiah : " Cursed isthe man who hathhope in man ; and blessedisthe man who trustsin theLord,and hishope shallbe in God." 2 Concerning this same thingin Deuteronomy : " Thou shaltworship the Lord thy God, and Him only shaltthou serve."8 Of thissame thing to the Romans : " And they worshipped and served the creature,forsakingthe Creator. Wherefore alsoGod gave them up to ignominiouspassions."4 Of thisthingalso in John : u Greater is He who isin you than he who is in thisworld."5 11.That he who has attainedto trust,having put offthe former man, ought to regard only celestialand spi ritualthings,and to giveno heed to the world which he has alreadyrenounced. In Isaiah: " Seek ye the Lord ; and when ye have found Him, callupon Him. But when He hath come near unto you,letthewicked forsakehisways,and the unrighteousman histhoughts: and lethim be turned unto the Lord, and he shallobtain mercy, because He willplentifullypardon your sins."6 Of thissame thing in Solomon : " I have seen all the works which are done under the sun ; and, lo,allare vanity."' Of thissame thing in Exodus : " But thus shall ye eat it; your loinsgirt,and your shoes on your feet,and your stavesin your hands : and ye shalleatitin haste,forit istheLord's passover."8 Of thissame thingin the Gospel accordingto Matthew: "Take no thought, saying,What shallwe eat? or,What shallwe drink? or,Wherewith shallwe 1Dan.iii.16-18. 4Rom.i.25,26. 7Eccles.i.14. 2Jer.xvii.5-7. * 1 Johniv.4. 8 Ex.xii.11. 3Dent.vi.13.s Isa.lv.6,7.