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15181 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 939.81 (Matthew Henry)
… very comfortable to those who wish well to the harvest-work, that God himself presides in it, who will be sure to order all for the best. [2.] Ministers are and should …
15182 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.30 (Matthew Henry)
… live comfortably upon it, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 9:14. It is fit they should have their maintenance from their work. Ministers are, and must be, workmen, labourers …
15183 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.43 (Matthew Henry)
We have here intermixed, I. Predictions of trouble: and, II. Prescriptions of counsel and comfort, with reference to it.
15184 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.46 (Matthew Henry)
… is comfortable; for he that sends them forth will protect them, and bear them out. But that they might know the worst, he tells them particularly what they must …
15185 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.47 (Matthew Henry)
… speaks comfort to them who are thus hated; it is for a good cause, and they have a good friend that shares with them in it, and takes it to himself.
15186 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.61 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts for a time of trial. He sends them out exposed to danger indeed, and expecting it, but well armed with instructions and encouragements, sufficient …
15187 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.63 (Matthew Henry)
… its comforts, but must not be prodigal of them. It is the wisdom of the serpent to secure his head, that it may not be broken, to stop his ear to the voice of the charmer …
15188 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.73 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort and encouragement. Here is very much said to that purpose, and all little enough, considering the many hardships they were to grapple with, throughout …
15189 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.74 (Matthew Henry)
… a comfort, [1.] That what they said should be made good: they said the Son of man is coming, and behold, he comes. Christ will confirm the word of his messengers, Isaiah …
15190 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.75 (Matthew Henry)
(2.) Here are many words that relate to their work in general, and the troubles they were to meet with in it; and they are good words and comfortable words .
15191 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.78 (Matthew Henry)
… very comfortable to consider, First, that there will be an end of these troubles; they may last long, but will not last always. Christ comforted himself with …
15192 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.80 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort to the people of God, under all the calumnies and censures of men, that there will be a resurrection of names as well as of bodies, at the last day, when …
15193 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.81 (Matthew Henry)
… is comfortable to all men, but especially to all good men, who can in faith call this God their Father, and for whom he has a tender concern. See here,
15194 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.83 (Matthew Henry)
… , their comforts, their souls. It intimates, that God takes more care of them, than they do of themselves. They who are solicitous to number their money, and goods …
15195 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 940.85 (Matthew Henry)
… may comfort ourselves with this persuasion, that it is well worth what we give for it. The terms are, that we must prefer Christ.
15196 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 941.6 (Matthew Henry)
… more comfortable to God’s people in distress, than to hear of the works of Christ; especially to experience them in their own souls. This turns a prison into …
15197 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 941.17 (Matthew Henry)
… , and comfort? What went you to see ?” Note, When we go to read and hear the word, we should see that we aim right in what we do.
15198 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 941.41 (Matthew Henry)
… some comfort to faithful ministers, when they see little success of their labours, that it is no new thing for the best preachers and the best preaching in …
15199 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 941.53 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfortable lecture of grace Christ had read them to little purpose, and therefore he reads them a dreadful lecture of wrath: those who will not hear the …
15200 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 941.60 (Matthew Henry)
… so comfortable a reply to the melancholy considerations preceding, and is aptly set in the balance against them. The sin and ruin of those woeful cities, no …