2 Kings 17:33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from there. In the days of Queen Mary and preceding sovereigns, a vast quantity of coin had been forced into circulation in which there was far more alloy than pure silver. Though it answered its purpose for a time, in the end it disturbed the commerce of the whole country, and threatened to bring about the ruin of all trade and business, until it was withdrawn in the days of Elizabeth. There was increasing evil, ,and it was one of the wisest acts of her reign to restore the currency to its former value. Ah, what vast quantities of alloy are found in Christ's Church! There are men of double mind — half for the world and half for God. There are those who keep up the forms of religion, but are total strangers to its power. (R. Venting.) Parallel Verses KJV: They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. |
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