 | Abraham Van Dyck - 1835 - 252 lehte
...mind cannot fail to prepare those who possess it, for the communication of the Lord's favour to them. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Prov. xxviii. 13. The Lord will have compassion on his penitent children ; he will hear... | |
 | John Scott - 1835 - 426 lehte
...sinned," or that our sins are few or small, " we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." 3. In the third place, then, let me persuade you " by the terror of the Lord " not ' to... | |
 | Rev. Thomas Scott - 1837 - 432 lehte
...Israel," and " only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God." " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but he...that confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy." When the prodigal came to himself he said, " I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,... | |
 | rev. w. thistlethwaite - 1837 - 964 lehte
...that repentance, without which it is impossible to find mercy. It is expressly said in the Proverbs, " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." And this acknowledgment of sin is not only to be made in all particular transgressions... | |
 | 1837 - 250 lehte
...Contrary to the proceedings of human justice, it is with God, " Confess, and live." " He that hides his sins shall not prosper ; but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy." O God, who would not tell his wickedness to thee, that knowest it better than his own heart, that 'his... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1837 - 586 lehte
...say to thee, Eat, and drink, but his heart is not with thee. Lastly, an impenitent ; He, that hideth his sins shall not prosper : but, he, that confesseth and forsaketh them, shall have mercy. The flatterer praiseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning : but... | |
 | Fayette Mace - 1838 - 132 lehte
...Almighty stands in no need of this mode of communication ; nor is it implied in the passage above cited. " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper ; but...confesseth and forsaketh them, shall find mercy." But how can our sins be covered from God ? They may be concealed from man, and this is undoubtedly... | |
 | Religious Tract Society - 1838 - 1128 lehte
...suffer. While men harden themselves in sin, contempt and misery are their portion : for he that covercth his sins shall not prosper, but he that confesseth and forsaketh them, shall find mercy. CHAPTER IV. Ver. 1, 2. Exhortations and promises. 3, 4. Judah exhorted to repentance. 5— 18. Judgments... | |
 | James P. Miller - 1839 - 536 lehte
...practice. (1 John i. 1, 9,) " If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,"&c. " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy." Sin regarded in the heart makes God shut out his people's prayers. It was in the way... | |
 | 1841 - 730 lehte
...itself, which has already settled these and a thousand similar questions in one short sentence, " Whoso covereth his sins shall not prosper, but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy." They truly repent who utterly renounce their sin. But Dr. Puscy's questions, as Bishop M'llvaine has... | |
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He that covereth his sins, shall not prosper : but he that confesseth and forsaketh them, shall .have mercy. 
