 | John Wesley - Methodist Church - 1825 - 742 pages
...that, tor his sin, the anger of God was hanging over all creatures :) " Who can tell if God will tarn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ? " And their labour was not in vain. The fierce anger of God was turned away from them. " God saw their works... | |
 | Edward Reynolds, Alexander Chalmers - Anglican Communion - 1826 - 490 pages
...way, and from the violence which is in their hands :" and the ground of this resolution is this, " Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger that we perish not T — And the prophets teach us to make another use of the possibility of God's mercy : " Rend your... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1826 - 572 pages
...knoweth if God will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him? Or with the penitent Ninevites, Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ? In each of these instances the very possibility of deliverance excited some measure of hope. Be encouraged... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1827 - 590 pages
...covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God ; yea, let them turn every one from his evil way : who can tell, if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not" Jonah iii. 1 1 . Let them turn every one from his evil way. Cease to do evil. Learn to do well. And... | |
 | John Scott - Sermons, English - 1826 - 546 pages
...obliged his people to fasting and repentance, the utmost encouragement he could give them was only this ; Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? Jonah iii. 9Wherefore, to give us the highest assurance of pardon if we repent, God hath been so infinitely... | |
 | John Owen - Puritans - 1826 - 524 pages
...punishment is sometimes described by the words anger, fury, wrath, and fierce wrath. Thus, Jonah iii. 9. ' Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not;' that is, whether he may not, upon our humiliation and repentance, avert from us the grievous punishment... | |
 | Henry Belfrage - Older people - 1827 - 710 pages
...fasting and prayer ; and though no intimation of mercy was given in the warning of Jonah, they said, " Who can tell if God will turn, and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ?" But no such grief was felt, no such mandate was issued by Belshazzar. We see indeed in his conduct... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1826 - 482 pages
...besought every one to turn from his evil way, and cry mightily to God : and enlarged on these words, Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, tlntt toe perish not ? In the afternoon, many being met together, I exhorted them, now, while they... | |
 | Joseph Fincher - 1827 - 438 pages
...mightily unto God : yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and tarn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ? . ]CJ I' ~ JONAH iii. 10. 5 . . . And God saw... | |
 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...my prayer came in unto thee, -into thine holy temple. — Jonah ii. 1—4.7. from his evil way, &c. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? — Jonah iii. 8 — 10. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek, &c. It may be ye shall be hid in the day of... | |
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Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing. Let them not feed, nor drink water: but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God. Yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in... 
