 | George Mogridge - 1799 - 188 pàgines
...thoughtless course. His heart was humbled, and his eyes opened, so that he might truly say, "Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now have I kept thy word," Psa. cxix. 67. Affliction, in the hands of God, is often made a precious medicine to the afflicted... | |
 | John Flavel - 1799 - 666 pàgines
...Spirit teacheth them! Surely they reckon it an abundant recompenfe of all that they fuffer. " It is good for me ' ' «' that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy ftatutes," Pfalm csix. 71. Yea, he refreflies as well as teaches, and no cordials revive ' f like his.... | |
 | bp. George Heorne - 1802 - 562 pàgines
...enjoy in private, the more exalted pleafures of abftinence, meditation, and prayer. 71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted: that I might learn thy Jiatutes. God's ftatutes are beft learned in the fchool of affliction, becaufe by affliftion the great... | |
 | George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1802 - 564 pàgines
...enjoy in private, the more exalted pleafures of abftinence, meditation, and prayer. 7i. It is good for me that I have been afflicted: that I might learn thy jlatutes. God's ftatutes are beft learned in the fchool of affliction, becaufe by affliction the great... | |
 | John Farrer - 1804 - 418 pàgines
...admonition ; " In the day of my trouble I have fought the Lord. Before I was afflicted, I went aftray : but now have I kept thy word. It is good for me that I have been afflided,, that I might learn thy ftatutes V This alfb we learn from the example of Solomon... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 pàgines
...has learned by experience how to. estimate their worth. He can say with the psalmist, ' it is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy statutes — before I was afflicted I went astray.' He knows it is ' needful that he should sometimes be in... | |
 | James Burdwood - 1804 - 142 pàgines
...will, to the end of the World. BY JOHN BUNYAN, MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL. Psalm exit. 67- '.' Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now have I kept thy Word." Published by JoHN BAXTEH. .Sold by E. Himrington, 21 , High-Street, Bloornsbury, and J. Paternoster-Row,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 506 pàgines
...study of thy law. They think that their prosperity 71 is ti ue happiness : but I can say, [It is] good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy statutes ; learn t/iem bet72 ter, and observe them more diligently. The law of thy mouth [is] better, that is,... | |
 | Jane Chapman - 1805 - 38 pàgines
...KIRKLAND, of ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH,) who died May the nth, 1804, in r^e 43^ Year of his Age. " Before I was afflicted I went astray : but now have I kept thy Word." Ps. cxix. 67. THE Royal Psalmest till opprest, Oft falter'd 'midst the sacred way; Delusive fancy fiHrd... | |
 | Matthew Young (bp. of Clonfert) - 1806 - 404 pàgines
...with my whole heart. % 70. Their heart is as fat as lard, but my delight is in thy law. 71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy ftatutes. G g 72. The law of thy mouth is better unto me, than thoufands of gold and filver. Tod. 73.... | |
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It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 
