...have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice ; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." Matthew xix. 19, xxii. 39, " Honour thy father and thy mother : and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour...

...worthy, to be accepted by God, without substituting human sacrifices in their st.jad. Hosea VI. 6. 'For I desired mercy and not sacrifice and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. "Isaiah 1 — 11. "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices utilo me? sailh the Lord. 1...

...of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly before thy God?" Micah vi. 6 — 8. " I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings." Hosea vi. 6. " To do justice and judgment is more acceptable unto the Lord than sacrifice."...

...worthy to be accepted by God, without substituting human sacrifices in their stead. Hosea vi. 6 : " For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.' Isaiah 1—11, [i. 11, 16—18,] " To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices...

...me ? saith the Lord : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and of the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats. When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hands, to tread in my courts...

...reference to him, in their original application. Very remarkable are the words of God in Hosea, vi. G. / desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. But important as is the sentiment, in the connexion in which the prophet has adduced it, it obtains...

...words "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice," are no ': where so to be found. Hosea has it thus : " For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offeringt ;" and which means, God desired that men should have mercy, (be merciful,) not to be the...

...unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats. When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts...

...by his Prophet Isaiah ; "I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs or of he-goats."" And in the Fiftieth Psalm he says, "I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt...

...burnt 1 Amos vi. 1 — 8. "Amosiv. 6 — 13. " offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and " I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, " or of he-goats. When ye come to appear before " me, who hath required this at your hands, to " tread my courts...