Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
1 Peter 5:6
"Those who submit patiently to the dispensations of God's providence he lifts up;
those who lift themselves up, God thrusts down.
Humbling ourselves to God under his hand is the next way to deliverance and exaltation; patience under his chastisements, and
submission to his pleasure,
repentance,
prayer, and
hope in his mercy,
will engage his help and release in due time."
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