...O Jerusalem, Jerusalem^ thou that killest the prophets, and. stonest them that are sent unto thee ; how often would I have gathered thee as a hen gathereth her chic-kens under her wings and ye would not. As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked,...

...nature as fire, is a lively emblem of God's universal operative presence : and our Saviour's saying, " how often would I have gathered thee, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings," is an affecting illustration of the divine STORCKE, and his own yearning compassion, in...

...wept over this sinful village, exclaims, " How often would I have gathered you together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not." And St. Peter, writing to the dispersed through the several regions of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia,...

...have life ; I would have healed yon, but ye would not be healed ; I would have gathered you often as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not ; and who, when the messenger of death shall calh them out of the world, and when they stand with the small and...

...Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee ; how oft would I have gathered thee, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but ye would not ] behold, your houses are left desolate unto you." Was not Jerusalem the highest place of profession,...

...of Jesu^ Christ, who when he beheld the city of Jeruaalepi. wefcrt over it, saying, " O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered thee as a hen gathereth her chickens under her, » Matt. xxiii. 37. i^vj .-« The Flower-garden. CHR. "Then, Sir," said Christiana, "pray, let...

...unrighteousness. The Saviour only weeps over him, as over Jerusalem ; crying with a tenderness inexpressible, " How often would I have gathered thee, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings ; but thou wouldst not. Oh that thou hadst known, even thou, in this thy day, the things, which belong to...

...unrighteousness. The Saviour only weeps over him as over Jerusalem, crying with a tenderness inexpressible, " How often would I have gathered thee, as a hen gathereth " her chickens ; but thou wouldst not. Oh that thou hadst " known, even thou, in this thy day, the things which belong...

...commandments ; then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness like the waves of the sea !" " How often would I have gathered thee as a hen gathereth her chicken under her wing, and ye ^would not!" Yes, these are his own words — the expressions of a God...

...belong to thy peace !" but they would not, till they were hid from their eyes, and it was too late d. " How often would I have gathered thee, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and. ye would note." Sinners, I beseech you, let not sin and flesh befool you, to make you...