| William Jones - Theology - 1801 - 486 pages
...drops that water the earth. The same is alluded to by the prophet Hosea in the following words — Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD, till He come and rain righteousness upon you — That is, till He come and rain the Spirit upon you, for the spirit... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1806 - 416 pages
...return, while Efihraim shall be ofifirested and 12 deitroyed. Then follow an exhortation to repentance. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy ; break up your fallow ground of knowledge : for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you ; that... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1806 - 416 pages
...repentance. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy ; break up your fallow ground of knowledge : for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you ; that is, If ye sow goodness, ye shall reafi divine mercy * if ye cultivate... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 582 pages
...for : if need be, I will put Ephraim to the saddle, Judah to the plough, Israel to the harrow. X. 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy...your fallow ground : for it is time to seek the LORD, /("// he come, and rain righteousness upon you. Give yourselves to all holy and conscionable endeavours... | |
| Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 544 pages
...times is this repeated, ver. 5, 7. c Pvov. viii. 35. CCCCXL. THE DUTY OF SEEKING COD. Hosea x. 12. Sew to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break...for It is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. THE figurative language of scripture may in some cases obscure its import:... | |
| William Jones - Anglican Communion - 1810 - 458 pages
...drops that water the earth. The same is alluded to by the prophet Hosea in the following words — Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the LORD, till He come and rain righteousness upon you — Tliat is, till He come and rain the Spirit upon you, for the spirit... | |
| Charles Simeon - Sermons - 1810 - 528 pages
...CCCCXL. THE DUTY OF SEEKING GOD. Hosea x. 12. Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mrrcy; breakup your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. THE figurative language of scripture may in some cases obscure its import:... | |
| George Lawson - Conversion - 1812 - 256 pages
...Amos, and other inspired men of God, say to them. "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me and ye shall... | |
| Joanna Southcott - 1813 - 626 pages
...to wisdom, and get understanding, and see that it is time to sow to yourselves in righteousness, to reap in mercy: break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you; then I will not return to destroy Ephraim, for I am God, and not man,... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1864 - 598 pages
...come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain in the first month." (Joel ii. 23.) " Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy ; break up your fallow ground : for it ELIJAH THE TISHBITE. 507 is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." (Hosea... | |
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