...for it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do of his good pleasure.' Isaiah lix. 1, 2. 'Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it...have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.' John xv. 14. 'Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.' Luke xii. 47. ' And that servant...

...testify his disapprobation of our spirit or our conduct. It is of the nature of moral correction. " Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it...have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." There are some who say— quoting the words of Scripture, but mistaking their design — God sees "...

...strengthening of tliat mind was conpetent of itself to heal. " Behold, the Lord's hand," said the prophet, " is not shortened, that it cannot save, neither his...have hid his face from you that he will not hear."* Philosophy, therefore, could never raise its voice loudly enough to reach the ear of an offended God,...

...alienates them from the life of God, they being dead in their apostasy, according to that word, — " Your iniquities have separated between you and your...have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." (Isa. lix. 2.) Indeed, in this our natural state there is no desire, no drawing forth of the heart...

...cause of all his dread, discomforts, and dismays. " Behold F says the prophet Isaiah, " the LORD'S arm is not shortened that IT cannot save ; neither HIS...have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." * And again, my brethren, if, though we do turn unto God with all our heart, and are walking in the...

...censors, which we must not own for ours ? Of whom do you think the prophet Isaiah speaks, when he says, Your iniquities have separated between you and your...spoken lies ; your tongue hath muttered perverseness? Isaiah lix. 2, 3. Of whom do ye think the prophet Micah speaks, when he says, The rich men thereof...

...He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. ISA. 59: 1. The LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save...have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. JER. 11: 10. They are turned back to the iniquities of their fathers. . . . though they cry unto me,...

...had been of old ; but that their offences had led Him to hide His face from them in displeasure. " Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened that it cannot...your God ; and your sins have hid His face from you." " For your hands," he continues, " are defiled with blood ; and your fingers, with iniquity ; your...

...think the prophet Isaiah speaks, when ho says, Your iniquities have separated between you and y our God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that...iniquity, your lips have spoken lies ; your tongue Itath muttered perverseness ? Isaiah lix. 2, 3. Of whom do ye think the prophet Micah speaks, when...

...sins be as scarlet, he is waiting to be gracious. " His hand is not shortened that it cannot save, nor his ear heavy that it cannot hear ; but your iniquities...have hid his face from you that he will not hear." When you are prepared to treat these as your enemies, God will regard you as his friend. Through the...