My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:
The Gospel doctrine must lodge in memory, not slip away through neglect; and your heart must keep His commandments the way the ark kept the tables of the law, with cordial affection, cheerful obedience flowing from love and gratitude to Christ.
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God's law must be fixed in your heart, not merely lodged in your head; your will and affections must bend to it as the ark bends to the mercy seat. Obey His commandments and you shall have not only length of days but peace added to you continually, even into eternity.
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Commenting on Proverbs 3:1-6
These lines open a new discourse on conduct toward God and man that alone secures true happiness. The doctrine and precepts together, plural because they work as one, promise extended days and years of life in the full sense, along with peace: internal and external contentment undisturbed.
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