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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.