...on which ground David urgeth his request ; " for I have believed thy com" mandments." 67. Before I was afflicted, I went astray : but now have I kept thy word. We collect from this verse, that prosperity is too often the parent of sin ; that adversity is, first,...

...affliction f. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes s. Before I was afflicted, I went astray ; but now have I kept thy word h. Hear my cry, O God, attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee ; when...

...prosperity, on the one hand ; the blessed fruits of sanctified afflictions, on the other. " Before I was afflicted I went astray ; but now have I kept thy word." — Happy the man whom God correcteth ! And frequently the scriptural expressions are such as to intimate...

...advantages, so that I can well say, with the Psalmist, " be• * ON IMPORTANT SUBJKCTS. 107 lore I was afflicted, I went astray, but now have I kept thy word." " It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes." Christian contentment also...

...time he should be permitted to re-enter his pulpit. The text he chose was Psalm cxix. 67, " Before I was afflicted, I went astray ; but now have I kept thy word." He mentioned another text to Mr. Ilillyard, which had afforded him great pleasure, and from which he...

...thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge ; for I have believed thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray ; but now have I kept thy word. 68 Thou art good, and doest good : teach me thy statutes. 60 The proud have forged a lie against me:...

...Indeed.it is good for us, to keep us humble. The royal Psalmist found it so ; for he says, " Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now have I kept thy word"—" It is good for me to be afflicted," &c. Believers, therefore, welcome the cross, while they still keep the...

...thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge ; for I have believed thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now have I kept thy word. • 68 Thou art good, and doest good: teach me thy statutes. 69 The proud have forged a lie against...

...take away his sin." Isa. xxvii. 9. To the same purpose is that place in Psal. cxix. 67, " Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now have I kept thy word." And here it may be asked, On what account afflictions are said to purge away the iniquities of the...

...our God.' The* when the sickness has done its work he is able to say with the Psalmis*, ' Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have I kept Thy Word. It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn Thy statutes.' " And now, reader, you begin...