Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Mercy means relieving the needy and forgiving offences; truth means holding fast the Gospel and never departing from it. Bind these virtues about your neck as a constant ornament and safeguard, and inscribe them on your heart's tablet so they govern every thought.
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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 two cardinal virtues, loving disposition and fidelity to one's word, are moral powers that bring precious gain. Bind them about your neck like a signet worn constantly, and write them on the tablet of your heart; the external form matters less than what takes root in the inward parts.
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