...reconcile him to the merciful dealings of his heavenly Father, and to enable him to say, ' I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.' " A friend having alluded, in a note, to the useful writings of Old Humphrey, he remarked : ' I am...

..." I went astray, but now have I kept thy word," Psalm cxix. 67. And, in another place, " I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right ; and that thou, in faithfulness, hast afflicted me," Psalm cxix. 75. When the darkest and most dismal cloud of affliction and trouble seems to overcast...

...God is not unjustified. (3.) His Faithfulnes — Faithfulness in the very affliction itself. / know, Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflifled me. Faithfulness to his covenant ; for affli&ion is not so much .threatened as promised to...

...hurts: and still thou hast good reason to do as thou dost, though the reason may be hid from us. I know 0 Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. O why should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins ! Great God, I humbly submit...

...Psal. xxix. 9. I was dumb I opened not my mouth ; because thou didst it, Psal. cxix. 75. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right ; and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 3. By getting an interest, and trusting in God's promise, to cause all things, everi the worst thing...

...righteousness of God in, those sharp and smart afflictions that God exercised him with: *c I know, O Lord that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgements." God's judgements are always just ; he...

...my soul. cxix. 52. I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord, and havecomforted myself. ,. Ver. 76. Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. • Ver. 82. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying when wilt thou com fort me ? Isa....

...know, O JEHOVAH, that thyjudgmentsarffright, and that thou in faith fulness hast afflicted me. 76 \ Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, ..!".:. according to thy word unto thy servant. 77 X Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: .i jj for thy law is my...

...afflicted, that I might learn thy sta" totes.*1 He .had good reason, therefore, to subjoift, " I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right ; *' and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me."* The afflictions, theft, of the people o¥ God, are intended as mercies, and deserve to be acknowledged...

...scriptures, the afflicted believer enjoys the good of the promise, then he can say — Now I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou...kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. Sweet is the comfort which' the afflicted receive from God the Comforter, under the...