...salvation. This is our freedom. Now let us pray, O Lord our God, &c. SERMON III. PSALM XXXII. VER. 10. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but he that trusteth in the Lord, merry shall compass him. THIS Psalm, as you have often heard, is a psalm of instruction, wherein the...

...is the man whose transgression is .forgiven, whose sin z's covered*, thus he begins; but he endsc, Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice ye righteous, and shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart. St. Peter speaks to his hearers of the remission ofsinsd, andc it is added, They received his tt'ords...

...follow your ajifietites, and be untractable, when God would by afflictions bring you to your 10 duty. Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked : but he that...trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about ; he shall not only be secured by firovidencet but be enriched with abundance 11 of blessings. Therefore...

...fear thee, which thou hast wrought for .them that trust in thee before the sons of men. xxxii. 10. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, but he that. trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him round. Ps. xxxiii. 21. Our hearts shall rejoice in him because we trusted " in his holy name. • ....

...themselves to him, are many, both in the Old and in the New Testament.; "Many sorrows," says David, " shall be to the " wicked : but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy " shall compass him about."* "The Lord God of "• heaven, the great and terrible God, keepeth cove.i " nant and mercy for them...

...that hope in the Lord. And the Psalm concludes with this as the burthen of it, rejoice in the Lord ye righteous, and shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart. Truly, my dear friends*, I have nothing farther to wish for myself or you, than that we may heartily...

...made to come near thee, that thou mayest manage them at thy pleasure. Ver. 10. Many sorrows shall lie to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.~\ Let such ungovernable, obdurate sinners, expect to be handled like those brutes, for they shall receive...

...Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. f Psal. xxxii. 11. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 8 Rom. xii. 1 1 . Not slothful in business ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord. Compared •with...

...the Lord are mercy and truth, unto such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies.' Ps. xxxii. 1O. ' Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.' Ps. xxxiii. 18. 1 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his...

...upon you by the same authority by which he requires you to pray, or to love himself or your neighbour. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous ; and shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart. Psalm xxxii. 11. Rejoice evermore : rejoice in the Lord always ; and again, I say, rejoice. 1 Thess....