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Thomas Manton praised the Psalmist for his succinctness, for avoiding obscurity, and for “advancing practical holiness.” Psalm 119, for Manton, captures these attributes better than perhaps any other. Throughout his lifetime, he wrote more than a hundred sermons on Psalm 119. This volume—the first of three on Psalm 119—contains the first fifty-two sermons which explore law, grace, and the Word of...

5. He hath sweet experiences of God’s goodness towards him here in this world: Ps. 17:15, ‘As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness.’ The joy of the presence and sense of the Lord’s love will counterbalance all worldly joys. 6. He hath a great deal of peace: Gal. 6:16, ‘And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.’ Obedience and holy walking bringeth peace: ‘Great peace have they
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