[89] See also, among others, that striking passage, Rom. xv. 15.##
[93a] See Notes No. I.
[93b] 1 Kings xxii. 24.
[94] As, for instance, the cure of the blind man, by the clay. Or that of the lepers.
[98] Sermons on Baptism, Absolution, and the Eucharist.
[99a] Bp. Hall’s Episcopacy by Divine Right, p. 6.
[99b] See Jewel, and Hooker. Ed. Keble. And Notes, No. IV.
[99c] “Non sumus adeo felices.” Words of the President of the Synod of Dort.
[100] Melanchthon Ep. Luthero, quoted by Bishop Hall.
[101] A parallel case, to a certain extent, may be seen in Judges xvii. 5, 6, 13. &c. The priesthood of the Lord was associated partly with idolatrous worship. Micah had graven images and teraphim, yet he, with a Levite for a Priest, was partly blessed by God. It is not for us to say how far God may bless those who are not strictly obeying Him; nevertheless we must not calculate on this. Obedience is still a duty.