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It is a beautifully significant idea, that the Jews,
after fulfilling any commandment or ordinance of the
Law, specially thank God for having given it—to show
that the Law is not a burden, but a privilege. This
is the formula: ‘Who hast sanctified us by Thy
commandments and enjoined us |e.g. “to remove the
leaven ’’ |.’
There is infinite comfort and hope even in the fact
of being God’s creature—the work of His Hand.
‘Jehovah reigneth ’—these two words contain both
the Law and the Gospel.
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It is a beautiful saying of Rabbi Jochanan, that
wherever in Scripture you find the greatness and
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