 | Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - Christian martyrs - 1871 - 712 pages
...the same, or otherwise it will be sad for them ; but every one shall see first or last. But remember Esau, who found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. " 3. Against the ministers, their woeful yielding unto and joining with the malignant party and interest... | |
 | Henry Wace - Bible - 1888 - 664 pages
...no mire would have mercy upon him.'] It is possible to exhaust the patience and mercy of God. " Esau found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears "(Heb.xii. 17). " Wisdom " warns men in the Book of Proverbs : " Because I have called, and ye have... | |
 | 1872 - 602 pages
...thou of praying ! 20 Only let not the occasion pass, through thy daring or thy neglect, as with one who found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully, with tears — as with those who came in the dark, beating at the closed door, beseeching admittance, in vain.... | |
 | Christian literature, English - 1872 - 782 pages
...thon of praying ! 20 Only let not the occasion -pass, through thy daring or thy neglect, as with one who found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully, with tears — as with those who came in the dark, beating at the closed door, beseeching admittance, in vain.... | |
 | Short readings - 1872 - 142 pages
...neglect and despise them, He may remove them from us. Esau despised his birthright, afterwards "he found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears." The little brother or sister you might now love and help, may one day be taken away from you ; the... | |
 | Edward Hayes Plumptre - Bible - 1873 - 474 pages
...'father of peace' ?" parable. Of him also it was true, .within the limits of man's vision, that " he found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears." And yet not the less we may believe that, in that hour of shattered hopes, and agony beyond words,... | |
 | Annie Mountain - 1873 - 60 pages
..."Hastthou but one blessing, my Father? And he lifted up his voice and vept." — Gen. xvii. 38. " He found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears." — Heb. xii. 17. " There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."—... | |
 | St. Andrew's Church (Headington, Oxford, England) - Headington (Oxford, England) - 1873 - 358 pages
...thou of praying I 20 Only let not the occasion pass, through thy daring or thy neglect, as with one who found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully, with tears—as with those who came in the dark, beating at the closed door, beseeching admittance, in vain.... | |
 | George Eliel SARGENT - Reformation - 1873 - 252 pages
...so also was it with him, that " when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears." "And do you think, in very deed, sir," said I, with exceeding fervour, "that these were Satan's temptations?"... | |
 | John Keble - 1874 - 398 pages
...his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. — Genesis xxvii. 34. (Compare Hebrews xii. 17. He found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.)* _ ^ _ " AND is there in GOD'S world so drear a place " Where the loud bitter cry is rais'd in vain... | |
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He found no place for repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears," sounded in the depths of his soul. 
