...the book of Lamentations, Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? It is Of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. When affliction brings the sins of men of distinguished piety to their remembrance, the recollection...

...hath born with our rebellion and pcrverseness, and hath not cut us off in the midst of our sins. " It is of the Lord's " mercies that we are not consumed, because his " compassions fail not." We are infinitely indebted to his patience and long-suffering. He spared, protected, and provided for...

...Lord ; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption :" Ps. cxxx, 4. 7. " It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not :" Lam. iii, 22. " Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die ? saith the Lord God, and...

...foolish." I was made to wonder that I was not already cut off. And indeed this was something reviving : " It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. This I recall to my mind ; therefore have I hope." But this hope was easily clouded. It amounted to...

...hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed,...compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The...

...prophet, " Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto ray sorrow," yet I would also say with him, " It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not." God is the same when he afflicts, as when he is merciful : just as worthy of our entire trust and confidence...

...number, to set forth the riches of God's grace, in our preservation from deserved and endlese misery : It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. INFERENCES. 1. We may infer from this sub* ject, the reason and propriety of the apostle's exhortation...

...arrested the Prophet in his detail of woe, was the reflection of man's guilt, and God's forbearance. " It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not," verse 22. This thought gave a new determination to his sentiments; and the folio wing part of the chapter...

...prophet, ' Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow,' yet I would also say with him, ' It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.' God is the same when he afflicts, as when he is merciful: just as worthy of our entire trust and confidence...

...remembrance of this immutable goodness in a scene of desolation which left all but piety without hope ! " It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."* It is the holy God who intends to advance your sanctification by the infirmities of age, and who will...