Lamentations 3:12

40. What charge does justification effect in the relations of the person justified? 41. Into what three classes can all sufferings of any kind be distributed? 42. Of what kind is all the suffering of the reprobate? 43. Of what kind is all the suffering of the justified? 44. What is taught in the sixth section, and where has it been previously considered? ## Chapter Twelve ## Of Adoption All those that are justified, god vouchsafes, in and for his only son jesus christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption,(1) by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of god;(2) have his name put upon them,(3) receive the spirit of adoption;(4) have access to the throne of grace with boldness;(5) are enabled to cry, abba, father;(6) are pitied,(7) protected,(8) provided for,(9) and chastened by him as by a father; (10) yet never cast off,(11) but sealed to the day of redemption,(12) and inherit the promises,(13) as heirs of everlasting salvation.(14) (1) Ephesians 1:5; Galatians 4:4,5. (2) Romans 8:17; John 1:12. (3) Jeremiah 14:9; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Revelation 3:12. (4) Romans 8:15. (5) Ephesians 3:12; Romans 5:2. (6) Galatians 4:6. (7) Psalms 103:13. (8) Proverbs 14:26. (9) Matthew 6:30,32; 1 Peter 5:7. (10) Hebrews 12:6. (11) Lamentations 3:31. (12) Ephesians 4:30. (13) Hebrews 6:12. (14) 1 Peter 1:3,4; Hebrews 1:14.

3:1-20 The prophet relates the more gloomy and discouraging part of his experience, and how he found support and relief. In the time of his trial the Lord had become terrible to him. It was an affliction that was misery itself; for sin makes the cup of affliction a bitter cup. The struggle between unbelief and faith is often very severe. But the weakest believer is wrong, if he thinks that his strength and hope are perished from the Lord.

He hath bent his bow,.... Which is put for all the instruments, of war; the Chaldeans were archers, and shot their arrows into the city: and set me as a mark for the arrow; as a target to shoot at; signifying that God dealt with him, or his people, as enemies, the object of his wrath and indignation; and if he directed his arrow against them, it must needs hit them; there was no escaping his vengeance; see Job 7:20.

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