 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 780 Seiten
...against the temper and the spirit of that mild and merciful religion, which ' desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live.' " The motion was supported by Mr T. Smith, Mr R. Martin, Dr Lushington, Mr Nolan, Mr Wynn, Mr W. Courtenay,... | |
 | 1823 - 602 Seiten
...is light, and in him is no darkness at all." " God is love.'' He " willeth not even the death of the sinner, but rather that he " should turn from his wickedness, and live." What is the truecharacter of that supposition which would make him will the death of the innocent?... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1823 - 608 Seiten
...is light, and in him is no darkness at all," " God is love." He " willetn not even the death of the sinner, but rather that he " should turn from his wickedness, and live." What is the true character of that supposition which would make him will the death of the innocent?... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - 1823 - 458 Seiten
...and goodness ; that he is not extreme to mark what is done amiss ; that he willeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness, and save his soul alive. In pity therefore to mankind, he was pleased to provide a remedy for their dreadful... | |
 | Edward Livingston - 1824 - 170 Seiten
...with an awful asseveration, — " As I LIVE, saith the LORD GOD, I have no pleasure in the 63 DEATH of a sinner, but rather that he should TURN FROM HIS WICKEDNESS AND LIVE." They forget too, although they are Christians who use this argument, that the divine Author of their... | |
 | James Ford - 1825 - 186 Seiten
...disciple of Jesus Christ. But do Thou, O God, have mercy upon me; Thou, who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live, have mercy upon me ; pardon and deliver me from all my sins ; cleanse me from all unrighteousness ;... | |
 | John Hewlett - 1825 - 516 Seiten
...co-operating in works of forbearance and compassion with our heavenly Father, " who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live." Lastly, let us not, in our present meditations, indulge any harsh and uncharitable opinions of our... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1825 - 230 Seiten
...recollect the awful declaration, " As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live." For this purpose, whilst we subject him to a strict and inflexible discipline, and to regular and constant... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1826 - 284 Seiten
...justice in those who perish. " God hateth nothing that he hath made ; he desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live." Were God, therefore, now to enter into judgment with the world, the condemned sinner could not complain... | |
 | William Kitchiner - 1827 - 366 Seiten
...fellow-creatures is GOD'S own method of dealing with mankind, who " delighteth not in the Death of a Sinner, but rather that he should turn from his Wickedness and Live;" and chooses rather to lead us to Repentance by his Goodness, than to drive us to it by his Wrath. PUNCTUALITY... | |
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Father, who wouldest not the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live... 
