 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.  The Works ... - Page 165by Andrew Fuller - 1825Full view - About this book
 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...compassion, ver. 20. — " Is Ephraim my dear son ? Is he a pleasant child ? For since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still ; therefore my bowels are troubled for him, saith the Lord." Yes, Sirs, God, for Christ's sake, keeps mercy in store for the chief of sinners who... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 666 pages
...hour of distress ! Is Ephraim my dear son ? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still ; therefore my bowels are troubled for him, and / will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord^. 5. I would advise you farther, that you " immediately... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 676 pages
...hour of distress ! Is Ephraim my dear son ? is he a pleasant child ? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still ; therefore my bowels are troubled for him, and / will surely have •mercy upon him, saith the Lord\. 5. I would advise you farther, that you... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1804 - 618 pages
...his returning favour. Is Ephraim my dear son? is heapleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels...I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord ; (Jer. xxxi. 20.) Thus does God welcome the humble penitent; thus does he open the arms of his love... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 pages
...son ? [is he] not a pleasant child ? for since I spake against him, by threatenings and judgments, I do earnestly remember him still : therefore my bowels...I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD ; Iretain my former fiarental kindness, and will certainty deliver and bless him. 21 Set thee up way... | |
 | Thomas Brooks - 1806 - 270 pages
...xxxi. 18, 19,20. "IsEphraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child ? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still ; therefore my bowels...will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord." The mother's bowels cannot more yearn after the tender babe, than God's do after his distressed ones. As... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - 1806 - 308 pages
...confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. Is Ephraim my dear Son ? Is he a pleasant child; my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him saith the Lord. Q. 13. What is hatred of sin which is requisite unto true repentance ? A.' Hatred of sin which is requisite... | |
 | Philip Doddridge, Andrew Kippis - 1807 - 664 pages
...returning favour. Is Ephraim my dear son ? is he a pleasant child f for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still : therefore my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy vpon him, saith the Lord (Jer. xxxi. 20). Thus does God welcome the humble penitent ; thus does he... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...repented. XXXI. 2O Is Ephraim my dear son ? is he a pleasant child * for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still :• therefore my...•will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. Would any man think, that Israel, thus afflicted, and, as it were, neglected, were my dear son? that... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1808 - 584 pages
...my youth. — Is Ephraim my " dear son? Is he a pleasant child? for since I spake " against him, I do earnestly remember him still : " therefore my bowels...will " surely have mercy upon him saith the LORD.'" Here is the true penitent, mourning for sin, covered with shame, and crying for mercy ; and the encouraging... | |
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