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4141 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 361.14 (Matthew Henry)
… your choice and business; and then you will grudge no pains nor cost to promote the building of his sanctuary.” Let but the heart be sincerely engaged for God …
4142 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 366.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of their ministry. But David, though he had all these trusty and well-beloved cousins and counsellors about him, preferred his Bible before them …
4143 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 369.6 (Matthew Henry)
… their choices and desires. What wouldst thou have ? tries a man as much as, What wouldst thou do ? Thus God tried whether Solomon was one of the children of this …
4144 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 374.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice God had been pleased to make of Jerusalem, to be the city in which he would record his name ( 2 Chronicles 6:6 ): I have chosen Jerusalem. A great many stately …
4145 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 379.8 (Matthew Henry)
… our choices, advantages for religion must take place of all outward conveniences. (2.) Where God’s faithful priests are his faithful people should be. If Jeroboam …
4146 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 401.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice God had made of Sion to be his rest for ever and Israel to be his covenant-people ( 2 Chronicles 33:8 ), and the fair terms he stood upon with God, he embraced …
4147 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 473.19 (Matthew Henry)
… foolish choice. Those that ease their cares by sinful pleasures, increase their wealth by sinful pursuits, escape their troubles by sinful projects, and …
4148 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 480.1 (Matthew Henry)
… our choice of the way that leads to it. Those are not fit to put up good prayers who do not walk in good ways.
4149 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 480.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of our standard and leader is original and fatal; but, if we be right here, we are in a fair way to do well.
4150 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 483.6 (Matthew Henry)
… eternal choice, in his effectual calling, in the special disposals of his providence and operations of his grace; his people are purified unto him a peculiar …
4151 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 483.12 (Matthew Henry)
… wise choice which godly people make. David, and the pious few that adhered to him, dissented from that wish, and joined in this prayer, Lord, lift thou up the light …
4152 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 486.12 (Matthew Henry)
… their choice of the ways of God and in their resolution to persevere therein, may be firm to the interests of God and religion and zealous in their endeavours …
4153 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 490.11 (Matthew Henry)
… their choice ( Psalms 16:5 ); but those who reject his grace shall be made to drink the cup of his fury, Jeremiah 25:15, 51:17, 2:16 .
4154 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 494.7 (Matthew Henry)
… their choices ( Jeremiah 2:13 ), in their practices, Isaiah 32:6. For this wise and good men contemn them, not denying them civil honour and respect as men, as men in …
4155 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 495.7 (Matthew Henry)
… solemn choice he had made of God for his portion and happiness ( Psalms 16:5 ), takes to himself the comfort of the choice ( Psalms 16:6 ), and gives God the glory of it …
4156 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 495.8 (Matthew Henry)
… make choice of, and will gladly take up with, how poor soever my condition is in this world. Let me have the love and favour of God, and be accepted of him; let me have …
4157 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 495.11 (Matthew Henry)
… happy choice ( Psalms 16:7 ): “ I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel, this counsel, to take him for my portion and happiness.” So ignorant and foolish are we …
4158 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 495.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice he had made, but instructed or admonished him concerning the duties arising out of this choice, catechized him, and engaged and quickened him to …
4159 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 495.13 (Matthew Henry)
… our choice of God as ours, with a holy complacency and satisfaction.
4160 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 499.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice; things are as they prove; see who will be ashamed of their confidence and who not, Psalms 20:8. “Those that trusted in their chariots and horses are …