 | Henry BROUGHAM (Rector of Tallow.) - 1832 - 202 pages
...sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; but whoso...confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy," (Prov. xxviii. 13.) " God looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,... | |
 | Richard Hele - 1832 - 402 pages
...sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness''. He that covereth his- sins- shall not prosper: but...whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy T . I have sianed: what shall I do unto Thee, O Thou Preserver of men " ? I will arise and go to my... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 834 pages
...transgressions, as Adam, and hide their iniquity in their bosom b : " for God's word to them is plain; " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.0" It is absolutely indispensable that we humble ourselves before God, and that we repent in... | |
 | 1832 - 642 pages
...before their enemies ; they could not prosper whilst the accursed thing was concealed and retained. " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper ; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy," Prov. xxfiii. 13. As soon as the burdened conscience is made to realize the expiation... | |
 | Charles Simeon - 1832 - 684 pages
...Exod. xiv. 17. b Lam. iii. 22. " Gen. vi. 3. blessings of salvation. His determination is, " Whoso covereth his sins, shall not prosper ; but whoso confesseth, and forsaketh them, shall have mercy." Contend, then, with him no longer ; but let " his goodness and long-suffering and forbearance lead... | |
 | John Henry Hobart, William Berrian - 1832 - 520 pages
...confession of our sins is necessary to pardon. " He that covereth his sins" (is an inspired declaration) "shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."* The more minutely we bring them to our recollection, and view them under all those circumstances •which... | |
 | John Henry Hobart, William Berrian - 1832 - 522 pages
...confession of our sins is necessary to pardon. " He that covereth his sins" (is an inspired declaration) "shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."* The more minutely we bring them to our recollection, and view them under all those circumstances which... | |
 | Samuel Hanson Cox - 1833 - 710 pages
...sovereignty, that the person of an opposite character, and he alone, shall be pardoned and saved. " He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but...and forsaketh them shall have mercy." Prov. 28 : 13. Friends, however, have some peculiar ways of " covering" sin ; and very few ways of confessing it.... | |
 | Ebenezer Ireson - 1833 - 392 pages
...alluded to in the text, admits of no such covering up of sin, but requires directly the reverse. ' He that covereth his sins shall not prosper ; but...whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.' ' If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.' If we confess our... | |
 | Jean Frédéric Ostervald - 1833 - 434 pages
...is a great misfortune when the wicked bear rule. This sentence deserves our particular attention : He that covereth his sins, shall not prosper ; but...whoso confesseth and forsaketh them, shall have mercy : Ana this other ; Happy is the man that feareth alway. These words teach us, that without confession... | |
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He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 
