...with Jeremiah, ' Because the word of the Lord is made a reproach unto me, and a derision daily ; 1 will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name." But I dare not yet give up our meetings for worship. Plead thou my cause, O God ; for I am oppressed by...

...other folks. But, bless 'ee ! Jeremiah could no more hold his tongue than he could fly : His word wag in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. There : when a man do feel like that, he'll...

...i. 7, 8. If thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth. — Jer. xv. 19. The word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me,...mine heart, as a burning fire shut up in my bones : and I was weary wijth forbearing, and I could not stay.— Jer. xx. 8, 9. If thou speakest not to...

...i. 7, 8. If thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth. — Jer. xv. 19. The word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me,...mine heart, as a burning fire shut up in my bones : and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. — Jer. xx. 8, 9. If thou speakest not to...

...Jeremiah, when he exclaimed, with all the burning ardour of a loyal, loving, and confiding soul, " His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay." Such a change as this, we repeat, the most...

...of this and that, we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.' So in Jer. xx. 9 ; His word was in mine heart as a burning fire, shut up m my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy...

...he felt himself constrained, by an irresistible impulse, to the faithful discharge of his duty : " Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak...mine heart, as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay."d The lion is also the symbol of our exalted...

...speech of God. It burns within, especially in the time of affliction, as was the case of Jeremiah : Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name : but His word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and could not stay....

...ensnared into the like temptation with the prophet, to quit their post, and resign their labour. — " Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name." If, under heavy discouragement, such frail men are kept close to their duty, sure it must be, because,...

...within, especially in the time of affliction, as was the case of Jeremiah : Then I said, I will ?wt make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name : but His word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and could not stay....