...My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah, neither be weary of his correction. For whom Jehovah loveth he correcteth ; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." — Chap. iii. 11, 12. This maxim is much employed in the book of Job in his defence against unjust...

...My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah, neither be weary of his correction. For whom Jehovah loveth he correcteth ; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." — Chap. iii. 11, 12. This maxim is much employed in the book of Job in his defence against unjust...

...son, despise not the correction of JEHOVAH, neither be fretted at his chastisement; for whom JEHOVAH loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. — Ver. 11, 12. and the increase thereof than native gold. She is more precious than rubies; and all...

...form right conceptions of the important subject now under our consideration ! " Whom the Lord lovefh he correcteth : even as a father the son in whom he delighteth" (Prov. iii. 12). A fond father would not punish his son without a just cause : he doth not wish to...

...among the promises of the covenant, and is sent as a special token of our heavenly father's love : " for whom the Lord loveth, he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." At the same time it cannot be too distinctly stated, or remembered, that God " doth not afflict willingly,...

...among the promises of the covenant, and is sent as a special token of our heavenly father's love: " for whom the Lord loveth, he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." At the same time it cannot be too distinctly stated, or remem-bered, that God " doth not afflict willingly,...

...wine. 11 If h My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction : 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth ; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 13 II Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and -f- the man that getteth understanding. 14 ' For the...

...important truth. " My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction : for whom the Lord loveth he correcteth ; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." Motives to resignation may be drawn from the spirit and conduct of good men placed in similar circumstances...

...sufficient reasons in the divine mind why they suffer. Their sufferings, in some cases, are corrective. " For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." Prov. iii. 12. When they offend, the rod is used to teach them obedience by the things which they suffer....

...is the purpose aimed at by Almighty God in sending His judgments in the earth, as Solomon writes, " whom the Lord loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth 2 ." And surely, blessed is that religion which can thus, in the midst of our troubles, afford us ground...