A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations / Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

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Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker.—Job, iv. 17.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment and in plenty of justice.—Job, xxxvii. 23.

Justice and judgment are the habitation of Thy throne.—Psalm lxxxix. 14.

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.—Proverbs, xxi. 3.

Whoso upon himself will take the skill

True justice unto people to divide,

Has need have mighty hands for to fulfil

That which he doth with righteous doom decide,

And for to maister wrong and puissant pride;

For vain it is to deem of things aright,