...fail, and the fields shall yield no meat, the flock shall be cutoff from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.' Though my house be not so with God; there is my family gone,...

...should remain destitute of any thing really needful for him. So that he ought always to be able to say, "Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither...herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, and I will joy in the God of mv salvation.''t » r The language of our text denotes, further, spiritual...

...the people, he will invade them with his troops. THE CONFIDENCE OF HIS FAITH. HAD. iii. 17—19. i Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds'...

...recollecting the past care of God, and trusting in the mercy which endureth for ever, you may sing, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...herd in the stalls : yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation."* Beautiful is this testimony to God's care from the lips of...

...calamities coming on his beloved country, could say : "Although thefig tree shall notb lossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines ; the labour of the olive...herd in the stalls ; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation."1 And thig brings me to the second point, namely : The grounds...

...in the hands of God. May this ever be my feeling, and with the prophet may I evermore be disposed to say, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither...herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will joy in the God of my salvation." Such were the feelings which he uniformly manifested in those...

...suppo'rt will remain ; and embracing him firmer than before, we shall break through every despondence and say, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither...herd in the stalls ; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Fourthly, Instruction. By long usage affliction has been spoken...

...indignation of God against the transgressor, he trusted in the mercy which endureth for ever ; and he says, " Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall...herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." Mrs. Barbauld has paraphrased this pas sage thus : Praise to...

...could say, " Although the fig-tree shall not blos»orn, neither shall fruit be in the vines ; (A» labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall...I will joy in the God of my salvation," Hab. iii- 17, 18. When the great Jewish lawgiver, in his farewell nddrcss to the people of his charge, set before...

...neither shall fruit be in the vines ; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the field shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold,...herd in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the GOD of my salvation."* To Him be glory now and for ever. Amen. * Hab. iii. 17,18....