...seems here most particularly to hint at, doth much contribute also to clear the matter, Rom. ii. 4 : Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance,...not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? Paul speaketh here to the unregenerate, and to the wicked, who (in the following verse...

...terms, he takes care to point out the only true turn which ought to be given to it in our thoughts — " Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance,...not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?" as if he had said, — With thee, I perceive, that the consideration of the goodness of...

...sin-hating God will bear with you ? It is an extremely dangerous, and will be a fatal experiment. "Despisost thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance,...not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance ? But after thy hardness^ and irrtpenitent heart, treasurest up unto thyself wrath against...

...gentiles : but he intimates that they generally abused those advantages to their deeper condemnation. " Despisest thou the " riches of his goodness, and forbearance,...long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness " of God ieadeth thee to repentance ?" The more kind, patient, and merciful the Lord is, the baser our rebellion...

...thatjudgest them which do such tilings, and doest the same, that thou shall escape the judgment of God? 4 Or purple robe. And Pilate Icadeth thee to repentance ? 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasures! up unto thyself...

...his enemies, and reward them that hale him. * Or are you so abandoned to iniquity as to despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth you to repentance ; but after jour hardness and impenitent heaits treasure up to yourselves Wrath against...

...who exclaims to the daring and presumptuous offender — " Despisest thou the riches of the divine goodness and forbearance and long-suffering ; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee," or ought to lead thee, " to repentance?" An illustrious instance of the beneficial effects of this...

...delays of our repentance. Thus in his holy word he hath given us fair warning of it : thus Rom. ii. 4. Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance...not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance ? From whence I argue, 1. That the goodness of God is a motive to repentance. 2. That not...

...XIII. The Mercy of the Divine Judgments ; or, God's Method in curing Sinners 571, 587 Romans, ii. 4. Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance,...not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance ? TWENTY-FIVE SERMONS PREACHED AT GOLDEN GROVE; BEING FOR THE WINTER HALF-YEAR, BEGINNING...

...punished ,with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance,...not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance. But after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasiritest up unto thyself wrath against...