...me ; out of tbe belly of hell cried I, and thou beardest my voice, Jon. ii. 2. But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God : yea, let them turn every one from bis evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent,...

...herd nor flock, "*"' taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water : 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God...way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 • Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn u J°e> "• '+• away from his fierce anger,...

...obliged his people to fasting and repentance, the utmost encouragement he could give them was only this ; Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? Jonah iii. 9Wherefore, to give us the highest assurance of pardon if we repent,...

...way, and from the violence which is in their hands :" and the ground of this resolution is this, " Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger that we perish not T — And the prophets teach us to make another use of the possibility of God's...

...knoweth if God will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him? Or with the penitent Ninevites, Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ? In each of these instances the very possibility of deliverance excited some measure...

...punishment is sometimes described by the words anger, fury, wrath, and fierce wrath. Thus, Jonah iii. 9. ' Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not;' that is, whether he may not, upon our humiliation and repentance, avert from us...

...beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink water: but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. And cry mightily unto God...hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and tarn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ? . ]CJ I' ~ JONAH iii. 10. 5 . . . And God saw...

...beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing ; let them not feed nor drink water ; but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God...way, and from the violence that is in their hands. b See on MAT. x. 15. c ISA. xiv. 13 — 15 : Thou hast said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven,...

...fasting and prayer ; and though no intimation of mercy was given in the warning of Jonah, they said, " Who can tell if God will turn, and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ?" But no such grief was felt, no such mandate was issued by Belshazzar. We see...

...besought every one to turn from his evil way, and cry mightily to God : and enlarged on these words, Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, tlntt toe perish not ? In the afternoon, many being met together, I exhorted them, now, while they...