A Scripture Manual - 1844 Author:Charles Simmons Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Of the righteous, short—Support under. ness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto -me in faithfulness: and t... more »hou shalt know the Lord. Heb. 12. 5. My son,-despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord lovcth he chasteneth, and scourg- eth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as sons: for what son is he whom the Father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then .are ye bastards and not sons. Rom. 8. 17. 'If children, then heirs: heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if eo be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. ForX reckon that the sufferings of'this present time are not worthy to be compared -with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Rev. 3. 19. As -many as I love, I rebuke and efaasten. [See No. 423 and 434.] 7. Will the afflictions of the righteous be sTiwl ? Job 11. 16. Thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it us waters rhat pass away. Ps. 30. 5. His anger endureth but a moment; in h favor is Hfe: weeping may endure .for a. night, .but (joy cometh in the morning. 2 Cor. 4.-17. Our light affliction, which is but for a. moment, worketh for us a far .more exceeding an eternal weight of glory. 8. Witt saints be supperted.vmder afflictions ? Ps. 22. 23. Ye that fear'he Lord, praise Kim For he.hath not despised ner abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face fromhim; but when- he cried unto him, ihe'heard. Ps. 31. .7.. Thou hast considered nay troubles; thon hast known my soul in adversities'; And hast not shut me up into the hand of .the enemy: thou hast set. my .foot ia a large room. Sympathy in....« less