(e) Is regeneration?
(f) Is growth in grace?
(g) Is preservation unto the end?
(h) Is eternal glory? The Lord will give, etc.
2. All temporal good is from God. Our land, etc.
(a) In a lawful manner our land.
(b) In the use of appointed means: Shall yield her increase, etc.
(c) In dependence upon the divine blessing. "Who giveth fruitful seasons, "etc. Spiritual good is not less given in the use of appointed means. G. R.
Verse 12. The fertility of our spheres of labour the gift of God.
Verse 13.
1. The righteousness by which we are justified long precedes our justification: this righteousness is gone before, etc.
2. Our justification by that righteousness precedes our sanctification.
3. The righteousness of sanctification invariably follows that of justification. G. R.
WORK UPON THE EIGHTY-FIFTH PSALM
In an old quarto volume of 788 pages, containing Expositions of several passages of Scripture, is a short Exposition of this Psalm (pp. 452-64) entitled "A Taste of the Breathings, Pantings, Waitings, and Hopes of Israel after the true Saviour, and his effectual Redemption." There is no Author's name, but some previous owner has written "John Pennington" on the title page: date 1656.