...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...

...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:...

...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...

...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...

...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,...

...made my mountain to stand strong ; but thou didst hide thy face and I was troubled." — " Before 1 was afflicted I went astray ; but now have I kept thy word. O Lord, thou hast been my Saviour; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation." Who is...

...the saints nearer to God, and to make them more importunate and earnest in prayer with God. 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* I will be to Ephraim...