...royal favourite had his skeleton, you see. Not less touching was the dying confession of noble David. " Although my house be not so with God ; yet He hath...me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure." A godless family ; that was the skeleton which occupied the palace at Jerusalem, and invaded...

...we proclaim, | The glory is due to thy name The power prevail! over men; J For ever and ever. Amen, He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure : for thisisall my salvation, and allmy desire. 2Sam. xxiii. 5. 1 have made a covenant with my chosen. Psalm...

...when this same enviable fanatic came to die, he again cried out in the full assurance of faith — " He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure ; this is all my salvation, and all my desire:" if, when the lame beggar, who had been healed...

...this covenant, with David : hear him say himself, 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. " Though my house be not so \vi:h God ; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant,...and all my desire, although he make it not to grow." (b) Though ye are no longer under the law, as the condition of the covenant of work*, nor as a severe...

...due time." It is upon this, that David amongst his last words spake that great word, 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath...me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure. An ill-ordered house, but a well-ordered covenant; many things amiss in the one, but nothing...

...morning without clouds; as the tender grass " springeth out of the earth by clear shining " after rain. Although my house be not so " with God, yet he hath...me an " everlasting covenant, ordered in all things " and sure; forthisisallmysalvationandallmy " desire, although he make it not to grow."* On the decease...

...tender grass The New Translation. out of the earth after rain. 5. Verily my house is thus with God : he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure ; for he is all my salvation and all my desire. 6. But the sons of Belial shall not florish; all of them...

...wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. Although my house be not so with God, yet he hath made with me ai) everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sure t for this is all my salvation, and all my...

...soul." Although VOL. 1Y. O 210 Sermons on [Serm. IV. my house be not so -with God, saith dying David, yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered In all things, and sure: this is all my salvatiin, and all my desire, 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. (5.) Labour to have such thoughts...

...difficulties of life ; and in enabling believers to trust their all in God's hands. Although my hotise be not so with God, yet he hath made with me an everlasting...although he make it not to grow. 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear ? the Lord is the strength of my I'.fe ;...