Homilist Jeremiah 4:1-4 If you will return, O Israel, said the LORD, return to me: and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight… I. Proper attention to the SOIL. 1. Variety of condition. 2. Capability of improvement. II. Proper attention to the SEED. 1. Care in selection of true spiritual seed. The Gospel — (1) Perfect in itself. (2) Fitted to grow in all climates. (3) It does not sow itself. (4) It is the support of life. 2. Attention must also be paid to its growth. III. Proper attention to the SEASON. 1. Youth. 2. The season of moral seriousness, when the heart has been softened. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. |
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