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12181 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 280.3 (Matthew Henry)
… creature comforts continued or restored, or the loss made up some other way, is cheerfully to resign them to God. God, by his grace, particularly owned and favoured …
12182 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 284.3 (Matthew Henry)
… , and comforts himself that God would bring good out of his affliction. We may depend upon God to repay, not only our services, but our sufferings.
12183 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 285.3 (Matthew Henry)
… that comfort from strangers, which they are disappointed of in their own families. Our King needs not our help; but he assures us, that what we do for the least …
12184 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 291.2 (Matthew Henry)
… David comforted himself that the Lord had made with him an everlasting covenant. By this he principally intended the covenant of mercy and peace, which the …
12185 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 293.4 (Matthew Henry)
… his comfort, inspired his hopes, and animated him to his duty, under the decays of nature and the approach of death.
12186 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 294.3 (Matthew Henry)
… his comforts and expectations. That passage gives a decided proof that David died under the influence of the Holy Ghost, in the exercise of faith and hope …
12187 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 294.6 (Matthew Henry)
… a comfort, in reference to the enmity of the church's enemies, that, how much soever they rage, it is a vain thing they imagine. Christ's throne is established …
12188 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 300.4 (Matthew Henry)
… is comforted, the name of God is glorified. Sin is the cause of all our troubles; repentance and forgiveness lead to all human happiness.
12189 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 306.2 (Matthew Henry)
… for comfort, yet expect that their ministers, because they are good men, should speak peace and comfort to them, greatly wrong themselves and their ministers …
12190 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 309.2 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts: we lose them when we most need them, like brooks in summer. But there is a river which makes glad the city of God, that never runs dry, a well of …
12191 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 309.4 (Matthew Henry)
… our comforts from us, he remembers our sins against us, perhaps the sins of our youth, though long since past. When God remembers our sins against us, he designs …
12192 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 313.3 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts to God, for innocence will not always be our security; and let us rejoice in the knowledge that all will be set to rights in the great day.
12193 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 315.2 (Matthew Henry)
… their comfort, shall hear it to their terror, whether they will or no.
12194 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 316.3 (Matthew Henry)
… . The comforts of departing saints, and their experiences, help both to gild our comforts and to strengthen our resolutions. Elijah is carried to heaven in …
12195 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 316.4 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts are removed, we have a God to go to, who lives for ever. 2. After the God that Elijah served, and honoured, and pleaded for. The Lord God of the holy …
12196 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 316.5 (Matthew Henry)
… have comfort in their children, train them up well, and do their utmost betimes to drive out the foolishness that is bound up in their hearts. And what will be …
12197 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 318.4 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comfort is taken from us, it is well if we can say, through grace, that we did not set our hearts too much upon it; for if we did, we have reason to fear it was …
12198 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 318.5 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts of life, we must keep up an expectation of death, and a fear of sin. We must acknowledge God's goodness in making our food wholesome and nourishing …
12199 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 327.3 (Matthew Henry)
… living comforts they have from it in a dying hour. Elisha assured the king of his success; yet he must look up to God for direction and strength; must reckon his …
12200 Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary, p. 333.2 (Matthew Henry)
… have comfortable words for the discouraged believer.