Isaiah 12

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XII.—How far the glories and comforts of the New Testament church exceed those of the Old! The great forgiveness through Jesus’ blood, inflames the heart, and tunes the lips to praise. Nor ought JENOVAH’S frowns to untime our soul. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. O the inexpressible pleasure of enjoying a reconciled God as our ALL and IN ALL! If he be ours, we may safely trust him with all our happiness, all our work, all our care. If he be our strength, no foe can hurt us. If he be our salvation, eternity is too short to speak his praise. Great is the happiness, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, which we may by faith draw from his perfections, his Christ, his promises, and ordinances! And thrice happy is the church when her members know him and his mighty works, and with one mind and one mouth glorify him!