...Wherefore then fhouldthy " Servant be yet a Burthen to my Lord the King ? Let " thy Servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may " die in my own City, and be buried in the Grave of' 44 my Father and of my Mother. But behold, thy Ser- , " vant Chimham, let him go over...

...this day fourscore years old. Let thy servant, I pray t/iee, turn back again, that I may die m mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother. This was a very reasonable request, my brethren, both in regaid to the principle laid down,...

...chiefly in his view. So he adds, " Let thy fervant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother." And furely fuch a view was exceedingly proper and becoming for a perfon of his age, though...

...then, " should thy Servant be yet a burden unto my Lord " the King? — Let thy Servant, I pray thee, turn back " again, that I may Die in my own City, and be buri" ed by the Grgve of my Father, and of my Mother; " and let thy Servant Chimnam, (who was Barzillai's...

...then, " should thy Servant be yet a burden unto my Lord " the King? — Let thy Servant, I pray thee, turn back " again, that I may Die in my own City, and be buri" ed by the Grave of my Father, and of my Mother; " and let thy Servant Chimnam, (who was Barzillai's...

...done nothing but his duty. 37 Let they servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, [and be buried] by the grave of my father, and of my mother. His fourth reason ivas, tfiaí he was willing to spend his remaining days at home, and be buried with...

...unto Jerusalem ? I am this day fourscore years old, I pray thee let me return, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother. But if the principle of this good old man be well founded, the consequence derived from...

...duty. He only begs leave to retire, that he may die at home. Let (hy servant, I firay thce, turn bark .again, that I may die in my own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother; but behold thy sen-ant Chimham, let him go over with my lord the kingt and do unto him what...

...recompense it me with such a reward? let thy servant, I pray thee, turnback again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father, and of my mother: But behold thy servant Chimham, let him go over with my lord the king, and do to him what shall seem...

...this day fourscore years old. Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and my mother." Was ever principle better founded ? How little is necessary to overset and break the frame...