Isaiah 12

(2.) It is true in a spiritual sense. When God intends to raise a soul to spiritual comfort, he first lays it low in desertion (Isaiah 12:1). As the limner lays his dark color first, and then lays his gold color on it, so God first lays the soul in the dark of desertion, and the…

In the way of his Judgements you are to wait for him, Isaiah 26:8 to prepare to meet him, Zeph. 2. 1, 2. Amos 4:12 Now your business is, to turn away his anger which you see approaching. And sometimes you are called to praise him for mercies received, Isaiah 12. 1, 2. but then y…

When God had once written Loammi upon Israel, the next news is this, I will recover my wool and my flax (Hosea 2:9). (5) And lastly, to come up to the very case in hand, they lose with it their spiritual food and soul-subsistence; for the Gospel is their feast of fat things (Isa…

How quickly am I discouraged, if I presently find not what I expect in duty? Whereas, the well is deep, and much pains must be taken to draw up those waters of joy (Isaiah 12:3). There is a golden vein in the mount of duty, but it lies deep; and because I meet not with it as soo…

It is true, the work of a Christian is painful, and much more spending than the husbandman's (as was opened in Chapter 1.) but then it as much exceeds in the delights and pleasures that attend it. What is the Christian's work, but with joy to draw water out of the wells of salva…

Food is that which keeps us in life, and enables us to action and work. And as water, (Isaiah 12:3) With joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation. This is as water to a fainting traveler.

So, show me a token for good, that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed, because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me (Psalm 81:17). So, in that day you shall say, O Lord I will praise you, though you were angry with me, your anger was turned away and you comforted…

Partly, as they are helps and encouragements to love and praise God, and to live in a thankful course of holiness, when not stopped or diverted by fear of enemies. Isaiah 12:1. "In that day you shall say, O Lord, I will praise you; though you were angry with me, your anger is tu…

But directly this is the same with that parallel place (Titus 1:3): according to the commandment of God our Savior, where no interposition of that conjunctive particle can have place, the same title being also in other places ascribed to him, as Luke 1:47: my spirit has rejoiced…

And it makes nothing to the contrary, that oftentimes it is said that the Lord is angry with them that are his, when he punishes their sins. As in Isaiah: I will confess to you, O Lord, because you have been angry with me: your wrath is turned, and you have comforted me (Isaiah…

Thus a man that lives under the joyful sound of the ordinances, he has ever matter of as much joy as a soldier after victory. Isaiah 12:3: With joy shall they draw waters out of the wells of salvation; and what are those wells of salvation? Are they not the ordinances of God fro…