...behold the lovely character of our God. Vengeance is his strange work, whilst mercy is his delight. " As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the dfath of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live." careless women ; upon the land...

...he shall not die" — " Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die ? saith the Lord God, and not that he should return from his ways and live ?" As we walked towards home, my friend said, You see how the heart is set against God. How awful is the...

...turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity ; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Say unto them, ' As I live, saith the LORD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way, and live. Turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways...

...Is it my fault, that nations are wicked ? Do I constrain them to sin, or prevent their reformation ? As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wicked turn from his way and live : " turn ye, turn ye from your evil...

...voice of his word and of his dispensations ever is — (oh, that sinners would rt'ir<<ril it !)— ' As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live ; turn je.turn ye, for why...

...repentance ;" and by his prophet he thus affectionately argues with impenitent sinners— '' Have 1 any pleasure at all that the wicked should die, and not that he should repent, and turn from his ways and live ? Turn ye, turn ye, from your evil way, for why will ye die,...

...return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways...

...preferring their continued sin to holiness in its stead. What then is His answer? " Say unto them, as I live saith the Lord, I have NO pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his wif and live." Thus God, instead of admitting the...

...athirst come; and whosoever will let him take the water of life freely." It expostulates with them-: "As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways,...

...harmonize such declarations, with some other parts of their creed, to the oath of the living God — "As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth : wherefore turn and live ye." — It is the dictate of parental solicitude. It is...