Col. iv. 18. Grace be with you, 2 Tim. 4. 22. Tit. 3. 15. Heb 13. 25. Tim. i. 2. Grace Mercy and Peace, from God our Father and Jefus Chrift our Lord. 2 Tim. 1. 2. Tit. 1. 4. vi. 21. Grace be with thee. 1 Pet. i. 2. Grace to you, and Peace be multiplied. 2 Pet. 1. 2. Rev. i. 4. Grace be unto you and Peace from him which is, and which was, and which is to come. God's Favour. 138. God's Favour. 2 Sam. xv. 25. David said if I have found Favour in the Eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both the Ark and his Habitation. Job x. 12. Thou haft granted me Life and Favour, and thy Vifitation hath preserved my Spirit. xxxiii. 26. The Penitent fhall pray unto God and he will be favourable unto him, and he shall fee his Face with Joy, for he will render unto every Man his Righteousness. Pf. v. 12. Thou, Lord, wilt blefs the Righteous, with Favour wilt compass him about, as with a Shield. xxx. 5. In his Favour is Life. Ver. 7. Lord, by thy Favour thou haft made my Mountain to ftand strong. xli 11. By this I know that thou favoureft me, because mine Enemy doth not triumph over me. xliv. 3. Thy right Hand, and thine Arm and the Light of thy Countenance, faved them, because thou hadst a Favour for them. lxxvii. 7. Will the Lord caft off for ever? Will he be favourable no more ? lxxxv. 1. Lord, thou haft been favourable unto thy Land, thou haft brought back the Captivity of Jacob. lxxxix. 17. Thou art the Glory of their Strength, and in thy Favour fhall our Horn be exalted. cii. 13. Thou wilt have mercy on Zion, for the Time to fayour her, yea the fet Time is come. cvi. 4. Remember me, O Lord, with the Favour that thou bearest unto thy People. cxix. 58. I intreated thy Favour with my whole Heart, be merciful unto me according to thy Word. Prov. iii. 3. Let not Mercy and Truth forfake thee. Ver. 4. So fhalt thou find Favour and good Understanding in the Sight of God and Man. viii. 35. Whofo findeth Wisdom findeth Life, and shall obtain Favour of the Lord. xii. 2. A good Man obtaineth Favour of the Lord, but a Man of wicked Devices will he condemn. Song viii. 10. I was in his Eyes, as one that found Favour, Luke i 28. The Angel faid to Mary, hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee, bleffed art thou among Women. Ver. 30. Thou haft found Favour with God. G Luke Luke ii. 52. Jefus increased in Wisdom and Stature, and in Favour with God and Man. Acts vii. 46. David found Favour before God. See 1 Sam. 2. 22. 139. God's Favour denied to the Wicked. Ifa. xxvii. 11. It is a People of no Understanding, therefore he that made them will not have Mercy on them, and he that formed them will fhew them no Favour. See Jer. 16. 13. 140.God giveth or with-holdeth the Favour of Men. Gen. xxxix. 21. The Lord was with Jofeph and fhewed him Mercy, and gave him Favour in the Sight of the Keeper of the Prifon. Acts 7. 10. Exod. iii. 21. The Lord faid I will give this People Favour in the Sight of the Egyptians. Ch. 11. 3.-12. 36. Dan. i. 9. God had brought Daniel into Favour and tender Love with the Prince of the Eunuchs. 141. God with-holdeth from Man, the Favour of Man. Deut. 28. 49, 50. Jof. 11. 20. Pf. 109. 12. 142. God is Bountiful. Pf. lxxiii. 6. The Lord hath dealt bountifully with me.. cxvi. 7. Return unto thy Reft, O my Soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. cxix. 17. Deal bountifully with thy Servant, that I may live and keep thy Word. See Pf. 142. 7. 143. Men ought to be bountiful. Prov. ii. 9. He that hath a bountiful Eye fhall be bleffed, for he giveth of his Bread to the Poor. Pf. 41. 1. 2 Cor. ix. 6. He that foweth bountifully fhall reap bountifully Ver. 5. 11. God's Bleffing. 144. God bleffeth his People. Exod. xx. 24. In all Places where I record my Name, I will come unto thee and I will blefs thee. Numb. vi. 27. They fhall put my Name upon the Children of Ifrael, and I will blefs them. xxii. 12. God faid to Balaam, thou shalt not curfe the People, for they are blessed. Ch. 23. 20. Deut. xxii. 5. The Lord turned the curfe of Balaam into a Blessing, because he loved thee. Néh. 13. 2. xxvi. 15. Look down from thy holy Habitation from Heaven, and blefs thy People Ifrael. 2 Sam. vii. 29. David prayed and faid, O Lord God, with thy Bleffing let the House of thy Servant be bleffed for ever. I Chron. 17. 22. 1 Chron. iv. 10. Jabez prayed and faid, O that thou wouldst blefs me indeed, and enlarge my Coaft, and that thine Hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from evil. Pf. iii. 8. Thy Blefling is upon thy People. xxviii. 9. Save thy People and blefs thine Inheritance, feed them alfo, and lift them up for ever. Pf. 109. 28. xxix. 11. The Lord will blefs his People with Peace. Ixvii. 1. God be merciful to us and bless us, and caufe his Face to fhine upon us. Pf. Pf. lxvii. 7. God fhall blefs us and all the Ends of the Earth shall fear him. cxv. 12. The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he will blefs us, he will blefs the House of Ifrael, he will blefs the Houfe of Aaron. See Pf. 128. 5-132. 15.-134 3 145. Perfons pronounced blessed, their Graces and Duties. Pf. i. 1. Bleffed is the Man that walketh not in the Counsel of the ungodly. ii. 12. Bleffed are all they that put their Truft in him. (Chrift.) v. 12. Thou Lord will bless the Righteous, with Favour wilt thou compass him as with a Shield. xxiv. 4. He that hath clean Hands and a pure Heart, &c. Ver. 5. He fhall receive the Bleffing from the Lord. xxxii. 1. Blessed is he whofe Tranfgreffion is forgiven, whofe Sin is covered. Rom. 4. 7. Ver. 2. Blessed is the Man unto whom the Lord imputeth not Iniquity, and in whofe Spirit there is no Guile. Rom. 4. 7, 8. xxxiii. 12. Bleffed is the Nation whofe God is the Lord. xxxiv. 8. Bleffed is the Man who trufteth in the Lord. Pf. 84. 12. Jer. 17. 7. xl. 4. Blessed is the Man who maketh the Lord his Truft. xli. 1, 2. Bleffed is he that confidereth the poor. Prov. 22. 9. 1xv. 4. Bleffed is the Man whom thou chafteneft and causeft to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy Courts. lxxxiv. 4. Bleffed are they that dwell in thy House. Ver. 5. Bleffed is the Man whofe Strength is in thee, in whofe Heart are thy Ways. lxxxix. 15. Bleffed is the People who know the joyful Sound, they fhall walk, O Lord, in the Light of thy Countenance, xciv. 12. Bleffed is the Man whom thou chaftenest, O Lord, and teacheft him out of thy Law. cvi. 3. Blessed are they that keep Judgment, and him that doth Righteousness at all Times. cxii. 2. The Generation of the upright shall be bleffed. Pf. 37. 26. cxix. 1. Bleffed are the undefiled in the Way, who walk in the Law of the Lord. Ver. 2. Bleffed are they that keep God's Teftimonies and that seek him with their whole Heart. cxxviii. 1. Bleffed is every one that feareth the Lord, and walketh in his Ways. Ver. 4. Pf. 115. 13. Prov. iii. 23. The Lord bleffeth the Habitation of the Juft. viii. 32. Wisdom faith, bleffed are they that keep my Ways. Ver. 34. Bleffed is the Man that heareth me, watching daily at my Gates. x. 6. Bleffings are upon the Head of the juft. Ifa. 19. 25. Ver. 7. The Memory of the Juft is bleffed. xi. 26. Bleffings fhall be upon the Head of him that felleth Corn, that is, on him who is good to the Poor. xxii. 9. He that hath a bountiful Eye fhall be bleffed, for he giveth of his Bread to the Poor. xx. 7. The juft Man's Children are bleffed after him. xxviii. 20. A faithful Man fhall abound with Bleffings. Ifa. xxx. 18. Bleffed are all that wait for the Lord. G 2 Ifa. Ifa. xxxii. 20. Bleffed are they that fow befide all Waters. Ivi. 2. Blessed is the Man that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his Hand from doing Evil. Matt. v. 3. Bleffed are the Poor in Spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Ver. 4. Bleffed are they that mourn for they fhall be comforted. Ver. 7. Bleffed are the Merciful, for they fhall obtain Mercy. Ver. 9. Bleffed are the Peace-makers, for they fhall be called the Children of God. Ver. 10. Bleffed are they which are perfecuted for Righteousness fake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Ver. 11. Bleffed are ye when Men fhall revile you and perfecute you, and fhall fay all Manner of Evil against you falfly for my Sake. Luke 6. 22. xi. 26. Jesus said, bleffed is he whofoever shall not be offended in me. Luke 7. 23. xxiv. 45. 46. Bleffed is that faithful and wife Servant, whom his Lord when he cometh fhall find, giving his Houfhold their Meat in due Seafon. Luke 12. 43. xxv. 34. Chrift will fay, come ye bleffed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the Foundation of the World. XXV. 35. For I was an hungred and ye gave me Meat, &c. Ver. 40. Ye have done it unto my Brethren, ye have done it unto me. Compare Luke 6. 20. to 24. and Matt. 13. 6 Luke xi. 28. Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it. Jam. 1. 25. Rev. 22. 14. Deut. 11. 26-30. 19. xiv. 13. When thou makest a Feaft, call the Poor, the Maimed, the Lame and the Blind. Ver. 14. And thou fhalt be bleffed. Deut. 15. 10. Ver. 15. Bleffed is he that fhall eat Bread in the Kingdom of God. xii. 37. Bleffed are thofe Servants whom their Lord when he cometh fhall find watching. Ver. 38. John xx. 29. Bleffed are they that have not seen and yet have believed. Matt. 16. 17.-13. 16. Bleffed are your Eyes for they fee, and your Ears for they hear. Gal. iii. 9. They which be of Faith are bleffed with faithful Abraham. Jam. i. 12 Bleffed is the Man that endureth Temptation, for when he is tried he fhall receive a Crown of Life. Rev. i. 3. Bleffed is he that readeth, and they that hear the Words of this Prophefy and keep thofe Things that are written therein. Ch. 22. 7. xiv. 13. Bleffed are the Dead which die in the Lord. xvi. 15. Bleffed is he that watcheth and keepeth his Garments, left he walk naked, and they see his Shame. xix. 9. Bleffed are they who are called to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Rev, xx. 6. Blessed and holy is he that hath Part in the first Resurrection. 146. God's Bleffing promifed by Way of Covenant, or Covenant Blefings. Deut. vii. 9. He keepeth Covenant and Mercy with them that love him and keep his Commandments, to a thousand Generations. Dan. 9. 4 2 Sam. xxiii. 5. David faid, altho' my House be not fo with God, yet hath he made with me an everlafting Covenant, ordered in all Things and fure. Pf. xxv. 14. The Secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and he will fhew them his Covenant. lxxxix. 3. I have made a Covenant with my Chofen. Ver. 28. My Covenant shall stand faft with him. Ver. 34. My Covenant will I not break. Ifa. xlii. 6. 1 will give thee (Chrift) for a Covenant of the People, for a Light of the Gentiles. Ch. 49. 8.-55. 4. liv. 10. The Mountains fhall depart, and the Hills be removed, but my Kindness shall not depart from thee, neither fhall my Covenant of Peace be removed, faith the Lord, that hath Mercy on thee. jv. 3. Incline your Ear and come unto me, hear and your Souls fhall live, and I will make an everlasting Covenant with you, even the sure Mercies of David. Jer. xxxi. 33. This fhall be the Covenant that I will make with the Houfe of Ifrael, faith the Lord, I will put my Law in their inward Parts and write it in their Hearts, and will be their God, and they fhall be my People. Heb. 8. 10. xxxii. 40. I will make an everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them to do them Good, but I will put my Fear in their Hearts, that they fhall not depart from me. Ver. 38. xxxiii. 20. Thus faith the Lord, if you can break my Covenant of the Day, and my Covenant of the Night, and that there should not be Day and Night in their Season. Ver. 21. Then inay alfo my Covenant be broken with David my Servant, that he should not have a Son to reign upon his Throne, and with the Levites the Priefts my Minifters. Ver. 25, 26, 1. 5. They fhall fay, come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord, in a perpetual Covenant that shall not be forgotten. Ezek. xi. 19. I will give them one Heart, and I will put a new Spirit within you, and I will take the ftony Heart out of your Flesh, and will give them an Heart of Flesh. Jer. 24. 7. Ver. 20. That they may walk in my Statutes and keep mine Ordinances and do them, and they shall be my People, and I will be their God. xvi. 8. When I paffed by thee and looked upon thee, behold thy Time was a Time of Love, and I fpread my Skirt over thee and covered thy Nakedness, yea, I fware unto thee and entered into a Covenant with thee, faith the Lord God, and thou becameft mine. Ver. 60. I will remember my Covenant with thee in the Days of thy Youth, and I will establish unto thee, an everlasting Covenant. Ver. 62. I will establish my Covenant with thee, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord. Ezek. |