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| − | [[An Historical Perspective of Precious Bible Promises]]
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| | + | '''[[An Historical Perspective of Precious Bible Promises]]''' |
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| | + | '''CHAPTER 1'''<br> |
| | + | '''[[PROMISES OF TEMPORAL BLESSINGS.]]''' |
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| | '''Chapter 2'''<br> | | '''Chapter 2'''<br> |
| | '''[[Promises Relating to the Troubles of Life]]''' | | '''[[Promises Relating to the Troubles of Life]]''' |
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| | '''[[Promises of Blessings in the Future World]]''' | | '''[[Promises of Blessings in the Future World]]''' |
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| − | ===PART TWO===
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| | '''PROMISES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DUTIES AND GLORIES''' | | '''PROMISES FOR THE EXERCISE OF DUTIES AND GLORIES''' |
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| | '''[[In the Cultivation of Christian Character]]''' | | '''[[In the Cultivation of Christian Character]]''' |
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| − | ===PART THREE===
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| | '''[[PROMISES OF THE GROWTH AND GLORY OF THE CHURCH]]''' | | '''[[PROMISES OF THE GROWTH AND GLORY OF THE CHURCH]]''' |
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| − | ===PART FOUR===
| + | '''PART FOUR'''<br> |
| − | '''[[PROMISES OF CHRIST'S SECOND COMING]]''' | + | '''[[CONCLUSION]]''' |
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| − | | + | '''[[APPENDIX: The Original Introduction by Samuel Clarke ]]''' |
| − | ===PART ONE===
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| − | '''BLESSINGS PROMISED TO BELIEVERS''' | + | |
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| − | '''Promises of Temporal Blessings'''
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| − | '''CHAPTER 1'''
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| − | '''PROMISES OF TEMPORAL BLESSINGS'''
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| − | =='''1. GENERAL PROMISES TO BELIEVERS'''==
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| − | "The LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: nogood thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly" (Psalm 84:11).<br>
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| − | "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodlyheritage" (Psalm 16:6).<br>
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| − | "Surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fearbefore him" (Ecclesiastes 8:12).<br>
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| − | "Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shalleat the fruit of their doings" (Isaiah 3:10).<br>
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| − | "Verily there is a reward for the righteous" (Psalm 58:11).<br>
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| − | "Thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass himas with a shield" (Psalm 5:12).<br>
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| − | "Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people"(Psalm 3:8).<br>
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| − | "He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life,righteousness, and honour" (Proverbs 21:21).<br>
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| − | "Blessings are upon the head of the just. The desire of the righteousshall be granted. The hope of the righteous shall be gladness" (Proverbs10:6, 24, 28).<br>
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| − | "To him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. Righteousnesstendeth to life. The righteous shall flourish as a branch. (Proverbs 11:18, 19,28).<br>
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| − | "His secret is with the righteous" (Proverbs 3:32).<br>
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| − | "A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD" (Proverbs 12:2).<br>
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| − | "The light of the righteous rejoiceth. To the righteous good shall berepayed" (Proverbs 13:9, 21).<br>
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| − | "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and Iwill dwell in the house of the LORD for ever" (Psalm 23:6).<br>
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| − | "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, howshall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:32).<br>
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| − | "All things are yours; whether Paul,or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, orthings to come; all are yours" (1Corinthians 3:21, 22).<br>
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| − | "Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life thatnow is, and of that which is to come" (1Timothy 4:8).
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| − | =='''2. TEMPORAL BLESSINGS IN GENERAL'''==
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| − | "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Thou preparest a table beforeme in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cuprunneth over" (Psalm 23:1, 5).<br>
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| − | "There is no want to them that fear him. They that seek the LORD shall notwant any good thing" (Psalms 34:9, 10).<br>
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| − | "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and hisrighteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).<br>
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| − | "My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus"(Philippians 4:19).<br>
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| − | "Godliness with contentment is great gain. Who giveth us richly all thingsto enjoy" (1Timothy 6:6, 17).
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| − | =='''3. FOOD AND RAIMENT'''==
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| − | <strong>FOOD</strong>
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| − | "Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, andverily thou shalt be fed" (Psalm 37:3).<br>
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| − | "He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful ofhis covenant" (Psalm 111:5).<br>
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| − | "I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor withbread" (Psalm 132:15).<br>
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| − | "He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat" (Psalm 147:14).<br>
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| − | "The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul" (Proverbs13:25).<br>
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| − | "26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap,nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not muchbetter than they?" (Matthew 6:26).<br>
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| − | "And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied" (Joel 2:26).<br>
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| − | "Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, myservants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty" (Isaiah 65:13)
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| − | ==='''RAIMENT'''===
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| − | "I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or whatye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the lifemore than meat, and the body than raiment? Wherefore, if God so clothe thegrass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shallhe not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought,saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we beclothed? For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all thesethings" (Matthew 6:25, 30, 31,32).
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| − | =='''4. LONG LIFE AND HEALTH'''==
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| − | "Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you,that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolongyour days in the land which ye shall possess" (Deuteronomy 5:33).<br>
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| − | "That thou mightiest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes andhis commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son,all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged" (Deuteronomy 6:2).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corncometh in his season" (Job 5:26).<br>
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| − | "What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may seegood? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart fromevil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it" (Psalm 34:12-14).<br>
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| − | "With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation" (Psalm 91:16).<br>
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| − | "Length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Lengthof days is in her [Wisdom's] right hand" (Proverbs 3:2, 16).<br>
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| − | "By me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall beincreased" (Proverbs 9:11)
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| − | ==='''HEALTH'''===
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| − | "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Whoredeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness'and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thyyouth is renewed like the eagle's" (Psalm 103:3-5).<br>
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| − | "Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. Itshall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones" (Proverbs 3:7, 8).<br>
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| − | "They are life unto those that find them, and health to all theirflesh" (Proverbs 4:22).
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| − | =='''5. SAFETY UNDER THE DIVINE PROTECTION'''==
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| − | "The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shallcover him all the daylong" (Deuteronomy 33:12).<br>
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| − | "The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it,and is safe" (Proverbs 18:10).<br>
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| − | "I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, Ishall not be moved" (Psalm 16:8).<br>
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| − | "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting inthe LORD" (Psalm 112:7).<br>
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| − | "And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which isgood?" (1Peter 3:13).<br>
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| − | "Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where werethe righteous cut off?" (Job 4:7).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt be secure, because there is hope" (Job 11:18).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts ofthe field shall be at peace with thee" (Job 5:23).<br>
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| − | "And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of thefield, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of theground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth,and will make them to lie down safely" (Hosea 2:18).
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| − | "I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beaststo cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, andsleep in the woods. And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neithershall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and noneshall make them afraid" (Ezekiel 34:25, 28).<br>
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| − | "And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of theearth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, andupon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered"(Genesis 9:2).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. Alsothou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid" (Job 11:18, 19).<br>
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| − | "I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makestme dwell in safety" (Psalm 4:8).<br>
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| − | "He giveth his beloved sleep" (Psalm 127:2).<br>
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| − | "When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down,and thy sleep shall be sweet" (Proverbs 3:24).<br>
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| − | "He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent indarkness; for by strength shall no man prevail" (1Samuel 2:9).<br>
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| − | "The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is thestrength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1).<br>
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| − | "He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken" (Psalm 34:20).<br>
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| − | "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide underthe shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and myfortress: my God; in him will I trust. He shall cover thee with his feathers,and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield andbuckler. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nighthy dwelling" (Psalm 91:1, 2, 4, 10).<br>
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| − | "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Myhelp cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thyfoot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he thatkeepeth Israelshall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shadeupon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon bynight. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth,and even for evermore" (Psalm 121:1-8).<br>
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| − | "Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth"(Psalm 124:8).<br>
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| − | "As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever"(Psalm 125:2).<br>
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| − | "Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall notstumble" (Proverbs 3:23).<br>
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| − | "But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet fromfear of evil" (Proverbs 1:33).<br>
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| − | "And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion,and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flamingfire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. And there shall be atabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place ofrefuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain" (Isaiah 4:5, 6).<br>
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| − | "He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions ofrocks" (Isaiah 33:16).<br>
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| − | "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and throughthe rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire,thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I amthe LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour" (Isaiah 43:2, 3).<br>
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| − | "I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, Iwill keep it night and day" (Isaiah 27:3).<br>
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| − | "For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, andwill be the glory in the midst of her" (Zechariah 2:5).<br>
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| − | "And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shallmake you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall thesword go through your land" (Leviticus 26:6).<br>
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| − | "The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless hispeople with peace" (Psalm 29:11).<br>
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| − | "Peace shall be upon Israel"(Psalm 125:5).<br>
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| − | "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offendthem" (Psalm 119:165).<br>
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| − | "He maketh peace in thy borders" (Psalm 147:14).<br>
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| − | "LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all ourworks in us" (Isaiah 26:12).<br>
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| − | "My people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings,and in quiet resting places" (Isaiah 32:18).<br>
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| − | =='''7. DIRECTION'''==
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| − | "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in hisway" (Psalm 37:23).<br>
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| − | "He will be our guide even unto death" (Psalm 48:14).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me toglory" (Psalm 73:24).<br>
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| − | "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths"(Proverbs 3:6).<br>
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| − | "The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way" (Proverbs 11:5).<br>
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| − | "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps"(Proverbs 16:9).<br>
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| − | "His God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him" (Isaiah 28:26).<br>
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| − | "And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead themin paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, andcrooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsakethem" (Isaiah 42:16)
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| − | =='''8. HONOUR'''==
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| − | "And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shaltbe above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto thecommandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe andto do them" (Deuteronomy 28:13).<br>
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| − | "Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be ineverlasting remembrance. his horn shall be exalted with honour" (Psalm 112:6, 9).<br>
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| − | "For them that honour me I will honour" (1Samuel 2:30).<br>
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| − | "By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, andlife" (Proverbs 22:4)
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| − | "In her left hand riches and honour" (Proverbs 3:16).<br>
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| − | "Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour,when thou dost embrace her" (Proverbs 4:8).<br>
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| − | "The memory of the just is blessed" (Proverbs 10:7).<br>
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| − | "Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: Iwill set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, andI will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, andhonour him" (Psalm 91:14, 15).<br>
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| − | "If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall alsomy servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour" (John 12:26).<br>
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| − | "Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan,which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them tocome and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee"(Revelation 3:9).<br>
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| − | =='''9. SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY'''==
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| − | "He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringethforth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoeverhe doeth shall prosper" (Psalm 1:3).
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| − | "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it topass" (Psalm 37:5).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and itshall be well with thee" (Psalm 128:2).<br>
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| − | "I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things forme" (Psalm 57:2).<br>
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| − | "And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plantvineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and anotherinhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree arethe days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are theseed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them" (Isaiah 65:21-23).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forgetthy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: And thine age shall beclearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as themorning" (Job 11:15, 17).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee:and the light shall shine upon thy ways" (Job 22:28).
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| − | =='''10. PLENTY AND RICHES'''==
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| − | "I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rainand the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, andthine oil. And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayesteat and be full" (Deuteronomy 11:14, 15).<br>
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| − | "The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give therain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: andthou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow" (Deuteronomy 28:12).<br>
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| − | "And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thinehand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in thefruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good,as he rejoiced over thy fathers. And the LORD shall make thee plenteous ingoods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in thefruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee"(Deuteronomy 30:9; 28:11).<br>
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| − | "Then shalt thou layup gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stonesof the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt haveplenty of silver" (Job 22:24, 25).<br>
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| − | "He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and sufferethnot their cattle to decrease" (Psalm 107:38).<br>
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| − | "Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endurethfor ever" (Psalm 112:3).<br>
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| − | "In her [Wisdom's] left hand riches and honour" (Proverbs 3:16).<br>
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| − | "Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. Myfruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choicesilver" (Proverbs 8:18, 19).<br>
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| − | "In the house of the righteous is much treasure" (Proverbs 15:6).<br>
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| − | "Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the groundwithal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat andplenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures" (Isaiah 30:23)
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| − | =='''11. OF CHILDREN'''==
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| − | "He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also blessthe fruit of thy womb" (Deuteronomy 7:13).<br>
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| − | "And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thinehand, in the fruit of thy body" (Deuteronomy 30:9).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring asthe grass of the earth" (Job 5:25).<br>
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| − | "Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb ishis reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of theyouth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not beashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate" (Psalm 127:3-5).<br>
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| − | "The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children"(Psalm 115:14).<br>
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| − | =='''12. A BLESSING UPON ALLTHE BELIEVER HAS'''==
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| − | "And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, andthy water" (Exodus 23:25).<br>
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| − | "And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hathgiven unto thee, and unto thine house" (Deuteronomy 26:11).<br>
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| − | "Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in thefield. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, andthe fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comestin, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. The LORD shall command theblessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine handunto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveththee" (Deuteronomy 28:3-6, 8).<br>
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| − | "A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of manywicked" (Psalm 37:16).<br>
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| − | "The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow withit" (Proverbs 10:22).<br>
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| − | "Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure andtrouble therewith" (Proverbs 15:16).<br>
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| − | "For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge,and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that hemay give to him that is good before God" (Ecclesiastes 2:26).<br>
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| − | "Every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, itis the gift of God" (Ecclesiastes 3:13).<br>
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| − | "Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath givenhim power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in hislabour; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much remember the days of hislife; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart" (Ecclesiastes 5:19, 20).
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| − | "Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which Icommand thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy childrenafter thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which theLORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. O that there were such an heart in them,that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might bewell with them, and with their children for ever!" (Deuteronomy 4:40;5:29).<br>
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| − | "A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and thewealth of the sinner is laid up for the just" (Proverbs 13:22).<br>
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| − | "In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall havea place of refuge" (Proverbs 14:26).<br>
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| − | "The seed of the righteous shall be delivered" (Proverbs 11:21).<br>
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| − | "The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed afterhim" (Proverbs 20:7).<br>
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| − | "The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall beestablished before thee." (Psalm 102:28).<br>
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| − | "His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shallbe blessed" (Psalm 112:2).<br>
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| − | "His seed shall inherit the earth" (Psalm 25:13).<br>
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| − | "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteousforsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and hisseed is blessed" (Psalm 37:25, 26).<br>
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| − | "He hath blessed thy children within thee" (Psalm 147:13).<br>
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| − | "I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever,for the good of them, and of their children after them" (Jeremiah 32:39).<br>
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| − | "Thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shaltvisit thy habitation, and shalt not sin" (Job 5:24).<br>
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| − | "If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, andmake the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. Though thy beginning wassmall, yet thy latter end should greatly increase" (Job 8:6, 7).<br>
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| − | "Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thychildren like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall theman be blessed that feareth the LORD. The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thoushalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel" (Psalm 128:3-6).<br>
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| − | "He blesseth the habitation of the just" (Proverbs 3:33).<br>
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| − | "The house of the righteous shall stand" (Proverbs 12:7).<br>
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| − | "The tabernacle of the upright shall flourish" (Proverbs 14:11).
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