...comforts of religion, and cry, without relief, in prayer for their restoration, we would say, — " Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins," verse 39. Lay it down as an unquestionable truth, that it is of the Lord's mercies ye are not consumed...

...and understand how it is between God and our souls. This direction is given us, Lam. iii. 39, 40. ' Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.' When trials and punishments draw nigh,...

...us to say with David, in reference to Shimei, " Let him curse for the Lord hath bidden him." " Why doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins ?" If the men who injure us are to be the instruments of our sanctification, and then, unless the grace...

...TO GOD'S HOLY WILL must be added to the humble use of all the means of grace. For, wherefore should a living man complain, . a man for the punishment of his sins ? God's ways are not our ways, nor his thoughts our thoughts. To reach heaven at last, though under...

...29. Awoke in a good frame this morning. The first words which occurred to my mind were, ' Why should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins.' May 1 never forget them. Determined to spend this week in preparation for the solemn duties, which...

...blessings we are in possession of, and our unworthiness of them ; and we cry out, " Wherefore should a living man complain — a man for the punishment of his sins?" Sometimes He leads us to view the trials of the saints of old : we find their language descriptive...

...teach us to say : / will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him. Should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins ? This stirs us up to true repentance. — Then they teach us experimentally that all is vanity and...

...acknowledge, ' It is of the Lord's mercies we are not consumed.' Each of them can say, ' Wherefore should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? It is good that he should both hope, and quietly wait, for God's salvation : I will therefore watch...

...should not murmur over his punishment, but repent of the sins which made that punishment necessary. "Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?" (ver. 39). The word living is emphatic, and implies that while God spares man's life he has no room...

...Utmost obedience is no measure of that blessing wherewith God overfills and overflows any measure. " Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins ? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands...