2 Samuel 12:1-14 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich… Robert Wodrow tells a story of a certain merchant who "came from London to St. Andrew's in Fife, where he heard first the great and worthy Mr. Blair preach, next he heard the great Rutherford preach, and afterward Mr. Dickson. When lie came back to London his friends asked him what news he had from Scotland. He answered, he had very great and good news to tell them. They wondered much what they could be, for tie was before that time a man altogether a stranger to true religion. He told them he heard one Mr. Blair preach at St. Andrew's; and describing his features and the stature of his body, he said, "That man showed me the majesty of God" — which was Mr. Robert Blair's peculiar talent. "Then," added he, "I afterwards heard a little fair man preach" — Mr. Rutherford — "and that man showed me the loveliness of Christ. Then I came and heard at Irvine a well-favoured, proper old man, with a long beard" — which was the famous Mr. Dickson — "and that man showed me all my heart;" for he was most famed of any man of his time to speak to cases of conscience. (Alexander Smellie.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. |
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