THE LORD LIVETH
" Thou shalt swear, The L ORD liveth." -Jeremiah 4:2 [KJV] A rebel under an attainder, a malefactor under sentence of death, cannot be sworn to give evidence in any court. Such is thy case, O sinner! Thou art naturally under an attainder, as a rebel against the King of kings; and art under sentence of death, by the law of God. But if an earthly monarch, by a royal act of sovereign mercy, forgives a rebel, and pardons a malefactor, they are then good evidences in court. So it is with thee, O believer! thy attainder is taken off, thy pardon is passed under the broad seal of heaven, by a sovereign act of thy gracious Lord: but never forget the love of Jesus, Who obtained this for thee. Well, now thy Lord challenges thee: “Ye are My witnesses, saith the L ORD ” (Isaiah 43:10.) He subpoenas us into court. He commands us, Ye shall swear. The Lord, in our days of ignorance, got great dishonour from us, by our taking His holy and sacred name in vain. If not by prof