 | Francis Gastrell - 1812 - 378 pages
...confession. (f).. Cover not thy transgressions as Adam, by hiding thine iniquity in thy bosom. (g) He that covereth his sins shall not prosper ; 'but...whoso confesseth and forsaketh them, shall have mercy. {h) Wo to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that cover with a covering, but not of ciy Spirit,... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1812 - 560 pages
...of a confessing penitent is better than that of an obstinate scandalous sinner, Prov. xxviii. 13; ' He that covereth his sins, shall not prosper: but...whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.' 3. By defending our good name when it is unjustly at. tacked, as our Lord did, when he said to the... | |
 | 1813 - 580 pages
...found j surely in the floods of great waters they shali not come nigh unto him. m Prov. xxviii. 13. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 1 John i. 9. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse... | |
 | 1846 - 810 pages
...important is it that we should manifest an open and ingenuous spirit towards our Father in heaven ; for " he that covereth his sins shall not prosper ; but...confesseth and forsaketh them, shall have mercy." " Only acknowledge thine iniquity," and it will be forgiven. Then, when conscience, enlightened by... | |
 | John Stanford - 1814 - 450 pages
...have sinned against (he Lord God, and thus and thus have 1 done. Josh. 7. 19, 20. He that coverelh his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Prom. 28. 13. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness ha«t afflicted... | |
 | 1843 - 636 pages
...be the precursor of a brighter day, though she heard a voice of warning saying, " He that eovereth his sins shall not prosper, but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." ANNA, THE ELDER SISTER. (Continues from page 321 .) CHAPTER VIII. SvMcn death— recollections of her... | |
 | Joseph McKean - 1814 - 366 pages
...When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory : but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and for. saketh them shall have mercy. 14 Happy is the man that feareth alway : but he that hardeneth his... | |
 | 1815 - 614 pages
...When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory : but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 1 3 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but...whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 14 Happy in the man that feareth alway : but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.... | |
 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 616 pages
...think there is between this and the preceding observation, though it is not very clear and certain. " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper ; but whoso confesseth and fbrsaketh them shall find mercy. Happy is the man that feareth always :" that is, if he would secure... | |
 | Thomas Tregenna Biddulph - 1818 - 348 pages
...our « manifold sins and wickedness.' On this subject the word of God is very clear and decisive : * He that covereth his sins shall not prosper, but * whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have • Acts xvii. 11. t 1 Thes. iv. 8. « mercy.* Were it necessary, a variety of other passages might... | |
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He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 
