Cruden’s Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures

Cruden’s Complete Concordance — historical edition — Section 2

True Piety has been in all ages accounted the trueft honour, for Religiondiffufesthc greateft glory around a human character, andfweetens and imbalms the memory of Princes. A pious Prince, who hath fhewn a hearty concern for the eternal happinefs of his people, as well as for their prefent protection, will be remembered with great efteemand honour ; for the Scripture fays, that " the memory of the juft is blefled." When they arc fpoken of, it is with praifc and commendation by all good men. All other accomplishments, without true grace and real religion, cannot make the children of men happy, who muft all die and rife again, " and appear " before the judgment-feat of Christ, to receive according to what they " have done in the body, whether good or bad." The DEDICATION. The memory of Hezekiah^ the religious King of yudah, is precious : He hath been celebrated in all ages of the Church for his pious zeal in the reformation of his people at the beginning of his reign ; for " God " honours thofe that honour him, and they who defpife him (hall be " lio-htly efteemed." It is faid of that pious King, that " he trufted in " the Lord God of Ifrael^ fo that after him there was none like him " among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him : For he " clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept " his commandments, which the Lord commanded Mofes" Hezekiah, like your Majefty, began his reign in his youth, yet his zeal for the worfhip of God, and for promoting Religion among his fubjects, carried him through the great difficulties of reforming a people, who had fa much degenerated into grofs idolatry. May the great God be the guide of your life, and direct and profper you, that it may be faid by the pre- fent and future ages, that King George the Third hath been an Hezekiah to our Britijh IfraeL