...taking such a course with them as may make them better. Hence says David, Psal. cxix. 75. ' I know, 0 Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.' Though they are sometimes pinched with wants, and meet with various outward troubles, yet even these...

...have kept thy word. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I jmight learn thy statutes. I know O Lord that thy judgments are right, and that thou in mercy hast afflicted me. Judg. x 15. Do unto us what seetneth good unt« thee. 1 Sam. iii 18. Eli said...

...affliction," | was the Divine message, to which the suf- { ferer would oft reply, " I know, О Lord, j that thy judgments are right, and that thou, in faithfulness, hast afflicted met'' Whilst yet a youthful bride, evidences of consumption were exhibited. Even before her anxious...

...his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Prom. 28. 13. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness ha«t afflicted me. Pi. 119. 75. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. 1 Sam....

...and the Lord hath taken away ; .blessed be the name of the Lord. Be still, and know that I am God. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have I kept thy word. It is good for me that I have...

...commandments. 74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me ; because 1 have hoped in thy word. 75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant....

...them, that it is an evil and bitter thing to depart from the Lord ; and now they are ready to say, " I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me." I now proceed to observe, Thirdly, that the prospect of being benefited and brightened by affliction,...

..." It is good for me that I have been afflicted,' that I might learn thy statutes," Ps. cxix. 71. " I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me," rer. 75. This is said with regard to the common afflictions and troubles of this life. But farther,...

...even the increase, of it would be 1 best — behold, here I am ; let Him do as seemeth ' him good. 1 know, O Lord, that thy judgments ' are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted ' me. I wait for the Lord : my soul doth wait : and ' in his word do I hope.' 3. If a kind look from God...

...purge away all that Drofs and Defilement which my Soul has conN tracted tracted in this fmful Life, I know, O Lord, that thy Judgments are right, and that thou of thy Gcodnefs haft caufed me to be troubled : O give me fuch a Meafure of Grace and Patience, as...