...eat and digest it, in order to live and be in health. Happy the men who could aay in olden times, " Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy...word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart" (Jer. xv. 16). " I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food" (Job. xxiii. 12)....

...all. If he should slay me ten thousand times ten thousand, I'll trust. He often repeated Jer. xv. 16, "Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." Exhorting one to be diligent in seeking of God, he said, 'Tis no easy thing to be a Christian,...

...testimony of, but) of the Holy Ghost, in his renewings, and have tasted the good word of God, (" As thy words were found, and I did eat them : and thy...was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart," Jer. xv. 16,) and of the sin-subduing and soulcomforting effects of the powers of the world to come...

...correspondence, but this must have been suggested ; she enters into •• the spirit of the text, ' Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; '•'and...was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart:' — "and why? ' For I am called by Thy name, () Lord God of Hosts.' '• It was the voice of a heavenly...

...and seen Christ through the medium of the written word, they will be fain to say from their hearts, ' Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart ' (Jer. xv. 16). Well, indeed, may the apostle say, ' Let the word of God dwell in you richly...

...says, " The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver." Jeremiah exclaims " Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy Word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." Now who would not pity the dispersed and deluded children of faithful Abraham ? Strange...

...other that I have seen before or since, and brought to mind most forcibly those words in Jeremiah, " Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." When I rose to leave, I said, ' I fear your broth will be cold.' ' 0,' he replied, with...

...words, denoting food and drink, to the devout reception of moral and religious truth into the mind. " Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart." Jer. xv, 16. " Son of man, eat that I give; eat this roll; cause thy belly to eat, and Jill...

...often David says that the Word of God is his delight, his joy, his praise! Remember that Jeremiah said, "Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy...for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts" (Jer. 15:16). We are told how precious are the judgments, the statutes, the law of the Lord; "more...

...chosen him to be a soldier. " A Love for God 's Word The soul winner should have a love for God's Word. "Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy...for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts" '(Jer. 15:16). A Servant's Heart He should also have a servant's heart. "But it shall not be so among...