...mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." Matthew xii. 7, " For if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless." Secondly, In what respect were sacrifices typical...

...laws of equity and righteousness. Therefore our Lord says to them : " If ye had known what that meant, I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless." The reflections upon our Lord's person and character were of a like kind : " when they spake evil of the...

...under other circumstances, would be unlawful. //, said iie, y ft had known what this meanet/i, I wilt have mercy and not sacrifice^ ye would not have condemned the guiltless. The same day, our Lord found in the synagogue a man, whose Лапа was •withered. The Jews, who were...

...under other circumstances, would be unlawful. If, said he, yi/ had known nhal this meaneth, / n'ill have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. The same day, our Lord found in the synagogue a man, mftose hand nas withered. The Jews, who were present,...

...will have mercy, and not sacrifice. And chap. xii. 7. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I mil have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned...the worship of God, or the worship of the heart, in love and fear, trust in God, and resignation to him, &c. are the most essential and important of all...

...you, That in this place, is d one greater than the temple. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, e I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. • T.xod. 95. 30. Lev. 24 5. ' F.xod. 99. 3-1, S3. Let. 8. St. & £4. 9. •Num. i&9. John7.2î «...

...sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have...sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath-day. And when he was departed thence, he went into their...

...the sabbath, in the execution of their office, which would be a profanation of it in others. Ver. 7. But if ye had known what this meaneth, " I will have...sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless. — It is worthy of remark, that Christ urged this saying more than once to the Pharisees, who were...

...heart all the days of thy life." 1 Thess. v. 22. " Abstain from all appearance of evil." Matt. xii. 7. "If ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy...and not sacrifice, ye -would not have condemned the innocent." Here right knowledge would have prevented a wrong action. Prov. iv. 23, 26. " Keep thy heart...

...priests in the temple profane the sabhath, and are blameless. But if ye had known what this m«aneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabhath day. How much then is a man better than a sheep ? Whtrefore...