Jeremiah 5:1-9 Run you to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if you can find a man… I. IN THE ESTIMATION OF GOD THE TRUE EXCELLENCE OF MAN IS MORAL AND RELIGIOUS. 1. A strict obedience to the Divine will as far as it is known. 2. An earnest endeavour to attain an accurate acquaintance with the Divine Word. II. THERE ARE STATES OF SOCIETY IN WHICH MEN OF THIS DESCRIPTION ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE. 1. They may be removed by death. 2. They may be withdrawn into concealment. 3. They may be reduced in numbers by the progress of degeneracy. III. IN THE WORST STATES OF SOCIETY SUCH MEN ARE VERY VALUABLE. 1. They avert Divine judgments 2. Draw down Divine blessings. 3. Promote the work of reformation. (G. Brooks.) Parallel Verses KJV: Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. |
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