...of a promise, as of a threatening, Psal. lxxxix.30,31, 32,33. "If his children forsake my law, — then will I visit their transgression with the rod,...take from him : nor suffer my faithfulness to fail." This looks like a tutor's engaging to a dying father, to take care of the children left upon him ;...

...God, styled it the sure mercies of David*...... This covenant is described in the Ixxxix. Psalm. " If his children forsake my law> and walk " not in my judgments : if they break my sta" tutes, and walk not in ^my commandments : " then I will visit their transgression with a rod,...

...head : " My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him: — my loving-kindness .will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail." The backslider, if left to himself, or dealt with according to strict demerit, would fall to perdition...

...him. When he was gone, my husband referred to a text which Mr. W. had quoted, ' my loving kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail,'* and expressed the consolation which this promise gave him. He did not rest this night so well as before....

...strengthen him. — His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. But if his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments — Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my truth to fail....

...I have exalted One chosen out of the people. — His seed also will I make to endure forever : — if His children forsake my law, and walk not in my...and their iniquity with stripes ; nevertheless my loving kindness will I not utterly take from Him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail." He who never...

...conceive such a diabolical idea. Yet if there are such i human beings, we know who hath said, " If my children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments...keep not my commandments, then will I visit their transgressions with the rod, and their iniquities with stripes. Nevertheless, my loving kindness '...

...sanctified. ' 'r/ Psal. Ixxxix.31. If they break my statutes, an^l keep not my commandments i Ver. 32. Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Ver. 33. Nevertheless iny loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness...

...Christ Jesus our Lord ;" and observe the illustration of the same precious truth in the 8i)th Psalm : " If his children forsake my law, and w^alk not in my...keep not my commandments; then will I visit their transgressions with the rod, and their iniquities with stripes : nevertheless my loving kindness will...

...foolishly, from henceforth thou shalt have wars." Yea, something of this kind must be expected. — "If my children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments...keep not my commandments : then will I visit their transgressions with a rod, and their iniquity with stripes." He has said " if ye walk contrary to me,...