 | 1817 - 370 pages
...assert, That he •willeth not the perishing of any, 2 Pet. iii. 9. The Lord ' is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness : but is...long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that ail should corne to repentance.' And this is agreeable to that of the prophet.Ezek.... | |
 | 1817 - 334 pages
...the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, (as some men count slackness) but is...long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." Here St. Peter disposes of the interval between death... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 616 pages
...are kept in store, reserved unto fire, against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. Bui, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." And it is to be considered, that the apostle... | |
 | 1817 - 842 pages
...are kept in store, reserved unto fire against thé day of jndgmeut and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with thé Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as ooe day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning... | |
 | 1817 - 732 pages
...On re.iding the 3d chapter of the yd Epistle of Peter, where he says at the Stli verse: "Beloved.be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the L- r<l as a llioutand years, and a thousand years as one day ;" it has struck me forcibly, that this,... | |
 | 1817 - 702 pages
...reading the Sd chapter of the 2d Epistle of Peter, where no say* at the 8th verse: "Beloved, be nol ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day i" it has struck me forcibly, that this* if taken... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1818 - 376 pages
...from the beginning. " The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness ;" lt beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one...thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." The interval between the prediction and the accomplishment, though a period of five centuries, is, in the... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...the Lord as a thousand years', and a thousand years as or* day. 3. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness ; but is...long-suffering to us-ward, not willing" that any should perish', but that all should come to repentance. 4. The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1820 - 492 pages
...taunt of those who did then, or should in future ask, Where is the promise of his coming ? he says, Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one...years as one day: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness. And he speaks of putting off his tabernacle, as the Lord had... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1820 - 490 pages
...taunt of those who did then, or should in future ask, Where is the promise of his coming ? he says, Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one...years as one day: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness. And he speaks of putting off his tabernacle, as the Lord had... | |
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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 
