...thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein...hand and their left hand ; and also much cattle?" — Chap. iv. 10, 11. Here is the thought that God is the Creator of the many inhabitants of Nineveh,...

...perished in a night : and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six score thousand persons that cannot discern between their...hand and their left hand ; and also much cattle?' This story proves to us that the Almighty is slow to be angry with his children ; and that when His...

...them ; partly on account of his merciful regards to the dumb creation ? Answer.—Yes. Jonah iv. 11, "Should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein...right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle." Question.—Is it not our duty, when depriving any animal of life for our sustenance, to do it with...

...thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow ; which came up in a night and perished in a night ; and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein...discern between their right hand and their left hand ?"f — and who are not likely, one would think, to have discerned the future merits of the Redeemer....

...intercede for, and by our better learen, each in his measure, save from God's wrath, a nobler land than " Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore...hand and their left hand — and also much cattle." O GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace — Give us grace...

...thou hast not labom'ed, neither madest it grow — which came up in a night and perished in a night : and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein...cannot discern between their right hand and their left, and also much cattle?" If considerations of such a kind could have power in averting the destruction...

...guilty inhabitants. " And shall not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six score thousand persons, that cannot discern between their...their left hand, AND ALSO MUCH CATTLE?" — Jonah iv. 11. § 18. Many other reasons for humanity might be added, but I now proceed to notice some of...

...night ; And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than six score thousand souls that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle." (Jonah iv. 10, 11.) The prophet, it seems, had been more painfully affected about the perishing of a gourd,...

...thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow ; which came up in a night, and perished in a night : and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein...right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle ?"* So true is it that the Lord is good to all, and his tender mercy is over all his works : the little...

...then silenced by the remarkable declaration; " Doest thou well to be angry (at that slight suffering), and should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein...cannot discern between their right hand and their left, and also much cattle ?"* Now, let me ask, can we, after such a declaration as this, believe that...