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12521 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 892.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of it. As far as a believer copies those who observe lying vanities, he forsakes his own mercy, and lives below his privileges. But Jonah’s experience …
12522 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 894.3 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts are continued to us, but are made bitter; the creature is continued, but the comfort is gone. God prepared a wind to make Jonah feel the want …
12523 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 900.3 (Matthew Henry)
… walk comfortably with him. We must do this as penitent sinners, in dependence on the Redeemer and his atonement. Blessed be the Lord that he is ever ready to …
12524 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 901.2 (Matthew Henry)
… no comfort, no satisfaction in their own families or in their nearest relations. Contempt and violation of domestic duties are a sad symptom of universal …
12525 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 902.2 (Matthew Henry)
… , and comfort to believers. Let each take his portion from it: let sinners read it and tremble; and let saints read it and triumph. The anger of the Lord is contrasted …
12526 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 903.3 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort in them, who take sinful courses to enrich them. Those are not worthy to be heard again, that have spoken reproachfully of God. Let us then come to God …
12527 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 905.2 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort.
12528 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 905.3 (Matthew Henry)
… great comfort that, whatever mischief men design, the Lord designs good, and we are sure that his counsel shall stand. Though wickedness may prosper a while …
12529 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 906.3 (Matthew Henry)
… a comfort to a house; but what is got by fraud and injustice, will bring poverty and ruin upon a family. Yet that is not the worst; Thou hast sinned against thine …
12530 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 907.4 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts, and even then praise the Lord, as the God of their salvation, the salvation of the soul, and rejoice in him as such, in their greatest distresses …
12531 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 910.4 (Matthew Henry)
… peace, comfort, and prosperity of the church, in the happy times yet to come. He will save; he will be Jesus; he will answer the name, for he will save his people from …
12532 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 911.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort and continuance of temporal enjoyments, we must have God as our Friend. See also Luke 12:33. When God crosses our temporal affairs, and we meet with …
12533 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 912.2 (Matthew Henry)
… be comforted that the glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of the former, in what would be beyond all the glories of the first house, the presence …
12534 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 912.4 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort, honour, and happiness of his servants.
12535 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 913.3 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfortable words of the gospel we receive from Jesus Christ, as he received them from the Father, in answer to the prayer of his blood; and his ministers …
12536 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 914.3 (Matthew Henry)
… their comfort, they must inhabit it for him and his glory. The promises and privileges with which God’s people are blessed, should engage us to join them, whatever …
12537 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 916.3 (Matthew Henry)
… a comfort to us that the same all-wise, almighty Providence, which governs the earth, is in particular conversant about the church. All that have the plummet …
12538 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 918.2 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort, peace, and prosperity. The mixed colour, signify events of different complexions, a day of prosperity and a day of adversity. The angels go forth …
12539 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 921.3 (Matthew Henry)
… , no comfort; and we are all by nature prisoners in this pit. Through the precious blood of Christ, many prisoners of Satan have been set at liberty from the horrible …
12540 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 923.4 (Matthew Henry)
… , or comfort the feeble-minded; but seek their own ease, while they are barbarous to the flock. The idol shepherd has the garb and appearance of a shepherd, receives …