 | Timothy Dwight - Theology - 1823 - 590 pages
...case, God does any thing more, than leave them to themselves. The language of God to every sinner is, As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the sinner ; but would rather, that he would return, and live. His invitations to sinners are, Ho!... | |
 | Theology - 1822 - 500 pages
...that he is willing to save sinners. He has told us so expressly and with the solemnity of an oath ; " as I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, but would rather that he should turn and live," — and in many other places of... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 598 pages
...sinned, and come short, oh 1 how far short, of the glory of God ? Agd yet God is merciful. He has no pleasure at all that the wicked should die, and not that he should return from his ways and live. He has found a way by which we may yet be saved. We may have " peace with God through our Lord Jesus... | |
 | Joseph Hall - Bible - 1824 - 526 pages
...death. His justice pays us only what we will needs deserve. " Have J any pleasure at all," saith he, " that the wicked should die ; and not that he should return from his ways and live? Wherefore return ye, and live," Ezek. xviii. 23, 32. What a wretched thing is a wilful sinner, that... | |
 | Thom Scott - Theology - 1824 - 680 pages
...such " great salvation," for " how can they then escape?" and he tenderly expostulates with them — " As I " live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the " death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn " from his way, and live : turn ye, turn ye from " your evil... | |
 | 1824 - 826 pages
...should rebel, in order that he may display his hatred of sin and love of holiness by their punishment. " As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways,... | |
 | James Nichols - 1824 - 554 pages
...done more ? Isa. v, 4. See Mark vi, 6' : Jer. xxxvi, 6, 7- — Why will ye die ? Ezek. xviii, 31. — As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Ezek. xxxiii, 11. See the proofs for Conditionate Election, administration of necessary... | |
 | Theology - 1824 - 492 pages
...groundless jealousies and unworthy thoughts of God, he hath given us his oath to assure us of the contrary. As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn and live. So far is he from taking pleasure in the misery... | |
 | Colin McIver - Sermons, American - 1824 - 434 pages
...desire, and endeavour to keep all God's commandments. Rest assured that God wishes you to be saved, for " as I live, saith the Lord, I have no " pleasure in the death of the sinner ; but that he turn " from his evil ways and live. Turn ye, turn ye, for why " will you... | |
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As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live, turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways; for why will ye die? 
