...the ruined places, " and plant that that was desolate. I the Lord " have spoken it, and I will do it. Thus saith the " Lord God, I will yet for this be enquired of by " the house of Israel, to do it for them."f DISCOURSE IV. PLOUGHING IN HOPE. 1 CORINTHIANS, ix. 10. For our sakes, no doubt, this is written;...

...it : and consequently does not enjoin the striving of sinners. For God promises them nothing. 7. " I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it -for them," is another text which he evidently misapplies. For, 1. The house of Israel was the captivated church...

...for a spirit of prayer, as for ability to give of cur substance. But the Lord saith. for this will I be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them. Therefore wake all ye praying souls, and call upon your God. There are many who need your prayers —...

...his Spirit within his people, and cause them to walk in bis statutes, he adds ; yet for this will I be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them, Ezek. xxxvi. 27, 37. accord* ingly we are commanded to seek the Lord while he may be found, and to...

...predicted and promised circumstances of prosperity to the Jewish nation, the Prophet was directed to add, Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them. * Is there any one who would say, that it is not incumbent on all rational creatures to feel their...

...is strongly confirmed ; " I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it." Yet, saith the Lord," I will be enquired of, by the house of Israel, to do it for them." All divine and special blessings are in answer to the prayers of the upright which are God's delight....

...rushing swift to destruction I Our only help is in God. He will not help, only in answer to prayer. " I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them." (Ezek. xxxvi. 37.) If we have occasion for thanksgivings, we have far greater occasion for humiliation,...

...that the righteous shall hold on his way, and that they that endure to the end shall be saved. But nothing of that kind is mentioned here. If it is objected,...added, Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of fsrael, to do it for them :$ I reply, It is granted that nothing • Psa.cx....

...predicted and promised circumstances of prosperity to the Jewish nation, the Prophet was directed to add, Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them.* Is there any one who would say, that it is not incumbent on all rational creatures to feel their dependence...

...that the righteous shall hold on his way, and that they that endure to the end shall be saved. But nothing of that kind is mentioned here. If it is objected, that, after mention made of some sucli things in the prophecy of Ezekiel, it is added, Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this...