...redemption. In the first place, God, who is all goodness and loving kindness, "desires not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live." We would offer our good works as a price to purchase his favour ; but he is already willing that all...

...in his word, " Where art thou ?" and it is for this purpose, because " he desires not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live." This voice then, comes to the sinner in a way of mercy, and is the effect of love ; as if he had said,...

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...his Creator, who emphatically declared, " As I live," saith the Lord God, " / desire not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live ;" yet I say men — Englishmen — calling themselves Christians, make a mockery of their professions...

...Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven. GOD has declared that he " desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live :" and this is abundantly evident from the forbearance which he exercises towards sinners, and from...

...military usages, when wisely and justly administered, like the law of God, do not " desire the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and It-it." An adequate quantity of food, sufficiently varied, and exercise, must be allowed to prisoners,...

...This gives us a just idea of the tender compassions of our God, who " willeth not the death' of any sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live." We have a still livelier representation of this in the Prophet Jeremiah " : and we may with great propriety...

...and confirmed it with an awful asseveration, — " 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." They forget, too, although they are Christians who use this argument, that the divine author of their...

...and confirmed it with an awful asseveration, — " 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 MVE." They forget, too, although they are Christians who use this argument, that the divine author...

...unspeakable comfort, declared, (and blessed be his goodness for ever!) that he " desireth not the death of a sinner ; but " rather that he should turn from his wickedness, " and live ;" and hath afforded such effectual means of recovery, that none can destroy us but ourselves ; yet...