- he was content:
- "For¹ a multitudeª of the people,ª [even] manyª of Ephraim,ª¹ and Manasseh,ª Issachar,ª and Zebulun,ª had notª cleansed²° themselves,¹ yet¹ did they eatª°¹ the passoverª otherwise¹ than it was written.ª° But¹ Hezekiahª prayedª° for¹ them, saying,ª° The goodª LORDª pardonª° every one¹ ... And the LORDª hearkenedª° to¹ Hezekiah,ª and healedª°¹ the people.ª" {2Ch 30:18-20} + "And the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ Zechariah,ª saying,ª° ... Thus¹ speakethª° the LORDª of hosts,ª saying,ª° Executeª° trueª judgment,ª and shewª° mercyª and compassionsª every manª to¹ his brother:ª" {Zch 7:8-9} + "Butª he¹ saidª° unto them,ª Have ye²° notª readª° whatª Davidª did,ª° whenª heª was an hungred,ª° andª they²¹ that were with¹ him;ª ... Butª ifª ye had knownª° whatª [this] meaneth,ª° I will¹ have²° mercy,ª andª notª sacrifice,ª ye would² notª have condemnedª° the¹ guiltless.ª" {Mtt 12:3-7} + "A bruisedª° reedª shall he²° notª break,ª° andª smokingª° flaxª shall he²° notª quench,²°¹ tillªª he send forthª° judgmentª untoª victory.ª" {Mtt 12:20}
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