And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
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Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle of faith and devotion, and with the same sincerity and resolution.