...whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not defiart out of thy mouth ; but thou shall meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to ail that is written therein : for then thou shall make thy way firosJicrous, and then thou shall have...

...should make them our daily companion, and keep them with us continually. Josh. i. 8. " This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night." See also Dent. vi. 6, 7, 8,9. So Christ commands us to search the scriptures, John. v. 39. These are...

...salvation:"* for God's promise to Joshua is, in fact, addressed to every one of us; " This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou...therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do all that it written therein; for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have...

...life. . (d) The book of the law wlibl the L.rd bath given tbes shall not depart out of thy mouth; hut thou shalt meditate therein day and night; that thou...observe to do according to all that is written therein. (t'.) Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way ? By takiag heed thereto, according to the word of...

...12. Magistrates are called to look to it, and be much conversant in it, Josh. i. 8. ' This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayst observe to do according to all that is written therein.' Deut. xvii. 18, 19. ' And it shall be,...

...and meditateth in it day and night," Fsal. i. 2. So God expressly commanded Joshua, The «« book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night," chap. i. 8. ; that is, constantly and diligently ; making it manifest, that great and sedulous inquiry...

...to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth ; but thou...therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do accord. ing to all that is written therein : for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then...

...of a christian ; and therefore spiritual meditation is thus described by God himself. " This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou...observe to do according to all that is written therein." Josh. 1. 8. The end of it is to observe for practice and use. So in the Book of Job we have an expression...

...improved, and by which the soul digesteth truths for its nourishment and comfort. It was God's command to Joshua, This book of the law shall not depart out...night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all tJiat is rvritten therein.(x) As digestion turns food into chyle and blood, for vigorous health ; so...

...frequently as one of the great businesses of life. Thus God says to Joshua, Josh. i. 8. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth ; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, Psal. i. 2. And our Saviour commands the Jews to search the scriptures, John v. 39. and, in some of...