...ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness ; that they might be called the trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified." And from Psalm xlv., "Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : therefore...

...God. Philipp. i. It. 5. Q. And for ths flourishing of the churches of Christ ? ,4. Yes : that they may be called the trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. Isa. Ixi. 3. §iv. 1. Q. Do we pray, that God would glorify himself? A. Yes : Father,...

...the scene around him, without the desire and prayer that here may be planted and grow many " trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified."* In former times I have often heard the inhabitants of this district spoken of as lawless and insubordinate....

...deeply and firmly rooted in Christ Jesus. Then shall they more manifestly than ever appear to be trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified. " For as the earth hringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it...

...of this out-pouring of the Spirit on the seed of Israel shall be, that " they shall be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified." (Is. Ixi. 3.) Thus we are taught to consider the promise of the Spirit, as the great and especial promise...

...that of a man is produced by the development of certain principles. The Christian man is to be a "tree of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified ; " and in order to this, there is a certain process to which he is subjected by the great Anointed...

...had wanted a bread-fruit tree. It is enough if they are both in their own way fertile ; both trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified. If any would still doubt about the substantiality or importance of our agreements, and would question...

...prosper." He is compared to "a green olive-tree," and a " green fir- tree." God's people are called " trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified." On the other hand, Eliphaz says of the wicked man, " His branch shall not be green; he shall shake...

...prayer of my text: " That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth;" that they maybe trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. For, saith the Son of God, " Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted...

...description. The righteous are wheat, and the wicked are tares ; these are thorns and briars, thos« " trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that he may be glorified." By nature and wicked works we are vile weeds, thorns, and briars. By grace and faith we may be ingrafted...