...shall not utterly nip that plant of thine, and bereave it of life. XXVII. 9. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged : and this is all the fruit to take away his sin ; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves...

...it down without repining. — See that notable place, Isaiah xxvii. 9, " By this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit to take away his sin." And this afflictions do sometimes, by cutting off those provisions which a more prosperous condition...

...that thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, Psa. xciv. 12, 13. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged ; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin, Isa. xxvii. 9. We are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world, 1...

...wilt debate with it; He stayeth His rough wind in the day of His east wind. By this therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged ; and this is all the fruit, to take away his sin." I leave you to make your own comment on this Scripture which I have quoted. Will you now turn...

...effect that this way of working has upon them; for hereby God purges away their dross : " By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit to take away his sin." These things do not indeed purge away sin meritoriously, but they do it instrumentally, by sending...

...the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Isa. 27.9. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged ; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin. Isa. 48.10. I have refined thee, butnot with silver ; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction....

...the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Isa. 27.9. By this therefore shall theiniquity s come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 3. The Ge sin. Isa. 48.10. I have refined thee, butnot with silver ; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction....

...wilt debate with it : he stayeth his rough w.ind in the day of the east wind. By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin." Under the gracious teaching of the Spirit, we make use of means for the mortification of sin...

...crook, and ill is the bitterness of it borne, if we are not bettered by it. "By this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit, to take away his sin." Motives to press this exhortation. Motive 1. There will be no evening of it while God sees meet...

...sanctuary; get here a little, and there a little. And, iii. By crosses and judgments; for, " By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin. It was good for me that I was afflicted, for now I have learned the law." iv. By mercies outward...