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15141 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.44 (Matthew Henry)

… and comforts of this present life, which are the gifts of God, and must be asked of him, Ton arton epiousion — Bread for the day approaching, for all the remainder …

15142 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.46 (Matthew Henry)

… no comfort in life, or the supports of it. Our daily bread does but feed us as lambs for the slaughter, if our sins be not pardoned. It intimates, likewise, that we …

15143 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.47 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of it. In suing out the pardon of our sins, the great plea we have to rely upon is the satisfaction that was made to the justice of God for the sin of …

15144 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.53 (Matthew Henry)

… of comfort and holy confidence in prayer.

15145 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.58 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of your pardon, but to have your spirit brought down by some affliction or other to comply with this duty.” Note, Those who would have found mercy …

15146 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.71 (Matthew Henry)

… with comfort on the other side death and the grave. Hypocrites are written in the earth ( Jeremiah 17:13 ), but God’s faithful ones have their names written in …

15147 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.74 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort; but if this be evil and corrupt, and instead of leading the inferior powers, is led, and bribed, and biassed by them, if this be erroneous and misinformed …

15148 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.75 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfortable to ourselves; but if this eye be evil, if, instead of aiming only at the glory of God, and our acceptance with him, we look aside at the applause …

15149 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.80 (Matthew Henry)

… our Comforter, and the Helper of our joy. What is it that he says? It is this, and he that hath ears to hear, let him hear it. Take no thought for your life, nor yet for …

15150 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.82 (Matthew Henry)

… the comforts of this life; refer it to God to embitter or sweeten it as he pleases. We must not be solicitous, no not about the necessary support of this life, food …

15151 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.84 (Matthew Henry)

… us comforting thoughts, that we may be filled with them. It will be worth while to take pains with our own hearts, to argue them out of their disquieting cares …

15152 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.101 (Matthew Henry)

… the comforts of the kingdom of grace and glory as your felicity. Aim at the kingdom of heaven; press towards it; give diligence to make it sure; resolve not to …

15153 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 936.102 (Matthew Henry)

… be comfortably provided for in this world, is to be most intent upon another world! We then begin at the right end of our work, when we begin with God. If we give …

15154 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 937.11 (Matthew Henry)

… less comforts, to hardened scorners, to whom it will certainly do no good, but who will be exasperated and enraged at us. Throw a pearl to a swine, and he will resent …

15155 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 937.36 (Matthew Henry)

… present comfort in the favour of God, which is the life of the soul; to eternal bliss, the hope of which, at the end of our way, should reconcile us to all the difficulties …

15156 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 937.64 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfortable evidence of it; to make it sure, and sure to ourselves, that when we fail, we shall be received into everlasting habitations. Many never mind …

15157 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 937.69 (Matthew Henry)

… ; his comforts will not fail; they will be his strength and song, as an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast. When he comes to the last encounter, those hopes will …

15158 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 937.70 (Matthew Henry)

… true comfort and satisfaction in trouble, in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment; will be no fence against temptations to apostacy, in a time of persecution …

15160 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 938.6 (Matthew Henry)

… our comfort when we apply ourselves to Christ, as the great Physician, that if he will, he can make us clean; and we should, with an humble, believing boldness, go …