...Ezekiel, the prophet is commanded to pray to the Spirit of God under the emblem of breath, or wind : " Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain that they may live !" It was in obeying this command in the exercise of prayer that the bones arose and lived....

...be converted into living armies for God, prophets must be raised up and sent forth to .prophesy, " Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain that they may live." If Christ is to have the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth...

...can go among them all and say, " O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord." And we can pray too, " Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." Indeed, here and there we begin to hear a noise and a shaking ; bone comes to his bone,...

...and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him; and that none of them (emperor, pope, or priest?) can, by any means, redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him*,"—convinced of these important truths, I have deemed it my duty to follow the dictates of conscience;...

...he, — Prophesy unto the wind : prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God, Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain " John 1. 13. and 3. 3—8. Gal. 4. 29. 3 Pet. 1. 4. 1 John 3. 29. and 4. 7. and 5. 1,4,18. that they...

...the evidence of Christ's Divinity is equally conclusive. The Psalmist expressly saith, that ' None can by any means redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him, for the redemption of their Souls is precious ;' ' and as for our Redeemer,' saith the Prophet, 'the...

...unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and...

...can breathe into theme life, and feeling, and love.2 Without this Divine influence, all is death ! " Come from the four winds, O breath; and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." 3 Let us apply, for the purpose of daily self-examination, this description of the heart,...

...conceived better adapted to promote the cause of missions than its extended circulation. The text was, " Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live," Ezek. xxxvii, 9. — The sermon possesses great merit as a literary composition; but its...

...relief be found? Is there no help, no hope ? He sends up his cries to God: " O Lord, revive thy work." " Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." His desire is strong, and earnest, and ardent. His heart is firmly fixed in its purpose....