Excerpt from A Tribute to the Memory of Our Ancestors: A Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of Gen'l, Robert Porterfield, Delivered June 4, 1843The Jewish historian, inspired to record whatever, relating to his remarkable nation, might serve for the instruction and admonition of mankind, has presented in this chapter, on the one hand, a most eloquent and impressive exhibition of the dis plays of Divine mercy and goodness to the chosen tribes, and on the other, a faithful description of their rebellious and un grateful conduct.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.