..." They will in their affliction seek me early." Was not this a fair returning? " Come," say they, " let us return unto the Lord, for he hath torn, and he will heal us." What a deal of comfort did they seem to gather from the ways of the Lord ! But see what follows: "O1...

...Mark, when Gods hand is on them, they will feek him: and as in the 6. Chap. iv fay one to another, Come let us return unto the Lord, for he hath torn and he will heal as , he hath frnit ten and he will bind us up : How penitent were they when Gods hand was on them:...

...me early : and in the very next verfe we find this voice of God echoed forth by a penitential note , Come, and let us return unto the Lord , for he hath torn , and he will heal u& ; he hathjmitten , and he will bind m up. Thus we find the Brethren ofjofefh, tho there had a long...

...earthly comforts, cannot but fet himfelf to turn unto God ; as they did, Hofea. 6. i , Come and let at return unto the Lord, for he hath torn, and he will heal Us. Turn unto God, and that, (i.) As (i.) As the- chiefeft good, out of an unfeigned defire to have his...

...Eaft is from the Weft* fofar hath he removed our Tranfgrejjions from us. PfaJ. 103. 8, 9, 10, ii, i a. Come, and let us return unto the Lord : for he hath torn, and he mil heal us ; he hath fmitte»t and he will lind us up. Hof. 6. r . v jThey that le whole need not...

...he have committed fins, they /kail be forgiven mm, Jam. j. 15. •>•«*••, ;> -.' ,-- »' • Come and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn and he ivitt heal us ; he hath1 (mat en, and he will bind its up,- Ho£ 6- i. " ,' If we Jin, we, have an...

...Sacrifice, for I am not come to call the Righteous, but Sinners to Repentance. Hofea vi. i . Come now and let us return unto the Lord : For he hath torn, and he will heal 1)5, he hath lmitten, and he will bind us up. i Tim. i. 15, id. This is a Faithful faying, 'and worthy...

.../*"" Even the Jews obferved this day with a peculiar folemnity. The form of prayer, which was ufed in their Synagogue; began, " Come, and let us return...hath torn and he will heal us:" and concluded with thofe remarkable words: "Incline the heart of our fovcreign lord king George, as well as the hearts...

...the fubicquent chapter, puts a •word as it were in your mouths, by faying, " Come and let us Ttturn unto the Lord, for he hath torn and he will heal us, he hath fmitten and he will bind us up : after two Jays will he revive ui in the tblrd Jay ; in the...

...difcover groflbr failings, our concern is, to anfwer the divine expectation, as the next verfe directs : Come, and let us return unto the Lord, for he hath torn, and he will Leal us ; he bath fmitten, and he will bind us up**. Such behaviour will procure us the removal, or...