...down, O my soul! why art thou disquieted within me? Trust in the Lord, and return to thy rest. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord." Be this the language of those who now mourn in Zion. Your loss may be great, your affliction...

...bed said, " O James, I hope you may get well again." He replied, " I cannot go in a better time. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord." Having now no hope of recovering, and being very sensible that his time was short, he felt...

...lips. I returned again, and the Lord had suddenly recalled the spirit of the child to himself: for the Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away — blessed be the name of the Lord. But his little body had not yet been restored to the dust from whence it was taken. It was...

...shore,) stood by herself, and every now and then wrung her hands, crying, with a woeful voice, " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord ;" — but it was manifest to all, that her faith was fainting within her. But of all the...

...and that in Job is set before us for our example, upon whom the 'ends of the world are come : ' The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. In all this Job sinned not,' &c. 4thly. We have since our confinement tasted a greater sweetness...

...say — " It is well : it is good to be afflicted. Riches might prove a snare. The * Matt. vii. 12. Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." " Though" as the prophet Habakkuk says, " the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall...

...treasures, or none, let us all say, with perfect gratitude and acquiescence in the will of Heaven, " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away, " Blessed be the name of the Lord ! " This new little friend, whom I will call Maria Theodora, till I hear what other name it...

...up my beloved, who, I hope, I have surrendered my whole heart unto ; for to him alone it is due. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord. ' May you be as lights in the world, that others seeing your good works may be induced to...

...receive good at the hands of the Lo*-d, and shall we not also receive evil ?"• — and, again : " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord !" Such, likewise, is the instance in which Habakkuk discovers the loftiest feelings of the...

...to thy patience, "It is the Lord, let him do as seemeth good to him : " to thy thankfulness, " The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord." If Job should have gazed on his children or substance, he might have been swallowed up in...