...: I have followed too rauch the devices and desires of mine own heart ! Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his way and live — Oh, enable me to lead a new life, to return to...

...life, we may then be assured that the compassionate God will never repent of his shewing mercy to us, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live. THE PRAYER. I. " Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest no" thing that thou hast made, and dost forgive...

...come to this house; for true repentance, even of the greatest sinner, will not fail of mercy from him who " desireth not the death of a " sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wick" edness and live." Besides, he also is the son qfAbraham, a Jew, though for his former ill behaviour...

...persuading us of the truth of those promises which GOD has made in his Word, assuring us that " he desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from Ms wickedness and live ;" that " though our sins be as scarlet, tliey shall be white as snow ; though...

...Father he has no power. Let us notice more closely this message of peace. " Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death...pardoneth and absolveth all them that truly repent, and nnfeignedly believe his holy Gospel." Observe with what care the power and commandment given to the...

...pronounce after the " general confession of sins in her daily service ; where it is " said, that God hath given power and commandment to his " ministers,...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins ; by "virtue of which power they declare, that God pardoneth '• and absolveth all them that truly...

...rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live ;" and that, in token of this desire, He " hath given power and commandment to His Ministers...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." We are sent to preach good tidings unto the meek, to bind up the broken-hearted, to comfort all that...

...Christian ministry in the forgiveness of sins. We find throughout the New Testament, that " Christ has given power and commandment to his ministers to declare...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins ; and that he pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel."...

...she expressly denies it — she instructs her ministers to say, " Almighty God hath given power of commandment to his ministers, to declare and pronounce...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." After these words, to prevent the possibility of mistake, she instructs the minister to add — " He,"...

...lectures, preaching, sacraments, blessings, every thing retraces to us, the God of Love ,-* the God who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live ,•"}" the God who does not break tJte bruised reed, nor quenches the smoaking flax ;* the God, in...