The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., Late of Bethlem, Connecticut, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., Late of Bethlem, Connecticut, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Joseph Bellamy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, D.D., Late of Bethlem, Connecticut, Vol. 2 of 3 J soon being dead and buried, and Joseph still governor over all the land of Egypt, his guilty brethren began to be afraid that Joseph, in whose power they now were, and at whose mercy they now lay, would requite. Them evil for the inhuman, barbarous, deed they' had formerly committed, in selling him for a slave, notwithstanding all his cries and tears, and the anguish of his -soul. Wherefore, having first sent messengers to him, to pacify him, and beg his pardon, they venture at last into his presence, and fall down before his face, and resign to his mercy, saying, Behold, we be thy servants, i. E. We have nothing to say for ourselves; we are verily guilty; we are in thy power; we surrender ourselves to thy disposal. Upon which Joseph said unto them, fear not any harm from me; for I am in the place of God, the righteous Judge of the world, to whom vengeance belongs, and with whom you had need make your peace! 'tis true, indeed, you acted a barbarous and cruel part: Ye thought evil against me; but God, who had the ordering of the whole affair, meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, tosave much people alive. And while I behold the wisdom and goodness of God, so conspicuous in this dispensation, I have no disposition to te venge the injury you did me Therefore, fear not; for, in' stead of requiting you the evil you are sensible you deserve, for your ill treatment of me, I will rather, in imitation of God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.