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14941 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 877.17 (Matthew Henry)
… reviving comforts now, but their surviving honours when they are gone, shall be as the wine of Lebanon, that has a delicate flavour. Flourishing churches have …
14942 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 877.18 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforted. He restores my soul, Psalms 23:3. They shall revive as the corn, which, when it is sown, dies first, and then revives, and brings forth much fruit, John …
14943 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 877.22 (Matthew Henry)
… , and comfort him, according to the exigencies of his case.
14944 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 877.23 (Matthew Henry)
… our comforts) or of the fruit brought forth by us—from him we receive grace and strength to enable us to do our duty. Whatever fruits of righteousness we brought …
14945 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 877.24 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of so doing. They shall well understand the mind of God both in his word and in his works; they shall be well reconciled to both, and shall accommodate …
14946 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 878.5 (Matthew Henry)
… those comforts which are abused to luxury and excess, to recover the corn and wine which are prepared for Baal, which are made the food and fuel of a base lust …
14947 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 878.6 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts that harder it is to part with them. See that parallel place, Isaiah 32:10-32:12. Two sorts of people are here brought in, as concerned to lament …
14948 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 878.7 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts are. We can never be sure of the continuance of them. Here the heavens had given their rains in due season, the earth had yielded her strength …
14949 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.1 (Matthew Henry)
… made comfortable with the assurances of his favour, and it is in the way of repentance that this blessed change is made; so that, though it is only the last paragraph …
14950 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.12 (Matthew Henry)
… they comfort themselves with the prospect of in their return of plenty is that then there shall be meat-offerings and drink-offerings in abundance brought …
14951 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.14 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfortable words he answered them; for God’s promises are real answers to the prayers of faith, because with him saying and doing are not two things. Now …
14952 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.15 (Matthew Henry)
… forfeited comforts. God’s compassion is a great encouragement to those that come humbly to him as penitents and as petitioners.
14953 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.16 (Matthew Henry)
… it comfortable to them to see it coming from the hand of God, and ordered by his wisdom, for then we are sure it is well ordered. He has given you a teacher of righteousness …
14954 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.17 (Matthew Henry)
… abundant comforts that are treasured up for believers in the covenant of grace and the satisfaction of soul they have therein. When God sends us his promises …
14955 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.19 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts is a mercy indeed to us when by them our hearts are enlarged in love and thankfulness to God, who gives us all things richly to enjoy, though …
14956 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.20 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts them when they repent. It was the burden of the threatenings in Ezekiel’s prophecy, Such and such evils I will bring upon you, and you shall know …
14957 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.23 (Matthew Henry)
… , and comforts, which the blessed Spirit is the author of. We often read in the Old Testament of the Spirit of the Lord coming by drops, as it were, upon the judges …
14958 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.24 (Matthew Henry)
… very comfortable to the righteous; but let the unrighteous hear this, and tremble. There is a great and terrible day of the Lord coming, which shall be ushered …
14959 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 879.25 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort and hope to sinners, that, whatever danger there is in their case, there is also deliverance, deliverance for them, if it be not their own fault. And …
14960 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 880.1 (Matthew Henry)
… everlasting comfort of all his faithful servants, Joel 3:9-3:17. III. Of the provision God has made for the refreshment of his people, for their safety and purity …