...their character ; Matth. v. 4. Blessed are they that MOURN : for they shall be comforted. Psal. xxxiv. 18. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a BROKEN...HEART: and saveth such as be of a CONTRITE spirit. Is. Ixi. 1 , 2. The Lord hath anointed me — to bind up the BROKEN HEARTED, — to comfort all that...

...the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him.' Though friends be far off, ' the Lord is nigh to them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit : many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.' — 'The...

...the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the LORD beareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. s bolster. 17 And Saul said unto Michsl, Why hast...thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous : but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. 20 He keepeth...

...not admission. Shut not out thy comforter. He comes to comfort and to save thee. He " is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." But, \my brethren^ while this passage gives such consolation to the penitent, what does it say to persons...

...declare among the people his doings ; he forgetteth not the cry of the humble*. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit b. Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly ; but the proud he knoweth afar offc....

...saints, and that nothing is acceptable to him without it ; as it ^ written — ' The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.' — ' Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly.' — ' Whosoever shall humble himself...

...cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 1 8 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous ; but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 20 He keepeth...

...in dust and ashes: But this is also good reason for joy in thy God : because the Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. He gives to them the knowledge of salvation and makes them glad with the joy of his countenance. Thus...

...spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. (51 P. 17.) The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. (34 P. 18.) 13. For what purpose does God instruct? That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and...

...violent take it by force," Matt. xi. 12. To penitents that were never justified : " The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of n contrite spirit," Ps. xxxiv. 18. '« They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I...