...him away; and, in prayer, he pleaded this declaration, —that, " the Lord desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness, and live." ' The thought and the prayer,' he observed, ' comforted him : for if the Lord did not desire the death...

...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 men — Englishmen — calling themselves Christians, make a mockery of their professions by spilling...

...been the witness. O LORD, save us from that wrath which we have merited. Thou wiliest not the death of a sinner ; but, rather, that he should turn from his wickedness and live. Fulfil towards each of us those gracious promises which Thou hast made in JESUS CHRIST : and enable...

...individual victim, and of society at large, as well as for the glory of Him "who desireth not tlic death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live ;" — and above all, by pressing on the heads of governments, as well as on every class of the community, the...

...many proofs of the paternal love and of the tender solicitude of Him, who " desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live." To deny the doctrine of original corruption is not only to reject the testimony of the Almighty, to...

...to us to be opposed to the spirit and precepts of that Divine Being who 'desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live.' We have had some experience of the character of criminals, and are persuaded that there are periods...

...resolutions to this purpose. And most certainly, when he tells, that he hathno pleasure in the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his 'wickedness, and live ; that he would have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth ; that he would...

...other of your fellow creatures. VIII. THE PRAYER. [I] Thou merciful God, who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live ; I give thee humble thanks, that thou hast been pleased to call me to the knowledge of thy grace,...

...PRAYER FOR PARDON. 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 wickedness and live, we beseech thee to grant us true repentance, and thy Holy Spirit ; that those things may please thee...

...marked as a remembrance of my deliverance from captivity. The text, " The Lord willeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live," reminded me how much I wished to die in Belgrade, when the city was conquered, and how graciously God...