INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
CHAPTER 30
"We must not bury our talent, though it be but one, but, as we have received the gift, so minister the same, if it be but to collect what others have written." "Whatever high opinion others may have of us, it becomes us to have low thoughts of ourselves." "The natural man, the natural powers, perceive not, nay, they receive not, the things of the Spirit of God." "The great Redeemer, in the glories of his providence & grace, can neither be paralleled nor found out to perfection. The glories of the kingdom of his grace are unsearchable & unparalleled" "Satan pretends to be the prince of the power of the air, but even there Christ has all power; he rebuked the winds & they obeyed him." "Every word of God is pure; there is not the least mixture of falsehood & corruption in it." "God in his word, God in his promise, is a shield, a sure protection, to all those that put themselves under his protection, & put their trust in him." "Grace sufficient for his soul - Remove from me vanity & lies; deliver me from sin, from all corrupt principles, practices, & affections, from error & mistake, which are at the bottom of all sin, from the love of the world & the things of it, which are all vanity & a lie." "He prays that of God's free gift he might receive a competent portion of the good things of this life" "He prays against the extremes of abundance & want: Give me neither poverty nor riches." "Prosperity makes people proud & forgetful of God, as if they had no need of him & were therefore under no obligation to him." "Poverty is a strong temptation to dishonesty." "Those are never rich that are always coveting." "Those that dishonour their parents shall be set up as monuments of God's vengeance" "If men do not punish undutiful children, God will, & will load those with the greatest infamy that conduct themselves haughtily towards their parents" "The kingdom of nature is full of wonders, marvellous things which the God of nature does, past finding out." "...multitudes ruin their souls by calling evil good & out-facing their convictions with a self-justification." "All that are wise to salvation are made wise by the grace of God." "It is intended that we should learn courage & fortitude in all virtuous actions from the lion & not to turn away for any difficulty we meet with" "We must humble ourselves for what we have done amiss, & even lie in the dust before God, in sorrow for it, as Job did, when he repented of what he had said foolishly" "It is bad to think ill, but it is much worse to speak it, for that implies a consent to the evil thought & a willingness to infect others with it." "Let nothing therefore be said or done with violence, but every thing with softness & calmness." CHAPTER 31 "It is the duty of mothers, as well as fathers, to teach their children what is good, that they may do it, & what is evil, that they may avoid it." "Especially shun all adultery, fornication, & lasciviousness, which waste the strength of the body, & bring into it dangerous diseases." "Let the sufferings of others be thy warnings." "Judges must have clear heads, which those cannot have who so often make themselves giddy, & incapacitate themselves to judge of the most common things." "A virtuous woman is a woman of spirit, who has the command of her own spirit & knows how to manage other people's, one that is pious & industrious, & a help meet for a man." "A virtuous woman is a woman of resolution, who, having espoused good principles, is firm & steady to them, & will not be frightened with winds & clouds from any part of her duty." "The more rare such good wives are the more they are to be valued." "She is a good wife that is fit to be trusted" "She hates to sit still & do nothing: She eats not the bread of idleness." "She applies herself to the business that is proper for her." "She does what she does with all her might, & does not trifle in it" "She is one that makes what she does to turn to a good account, by her prudent management of it." "She furnishes her house well & has good clothing for herself & her family" "She takes care of her family & all the affairs of it" "She does not intermeddle in the concerns of other people's houses; she thinks it enough for her to look well to her own." "She not only takes prudent measures herself, but gives prudent advice to others" "A woman that fears the Lord shall have praise of God (Rom. 2:29) & of men too." "She leaves it to her own works to praise her, & does not court the applause of men." "Those that do that which is good, let them have praise of the same (Rom. 13:3)" Matthew Henry's Commentary: Job To Song Of Solomon, Mac Donald, pgs. 963 - 977.
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