...selfinflicted miseries, and he will refer the origin of such an institution to the Almighty goodness, which " desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live." Mr. Hanway was amongst the first who saw how greatly religious knowledge might be advanced by the establishment...

...LMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus -T\ Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, hut rether that he may turn from his wickedness, and live ; and hath given power, and commandment, to his Min. isters, to declare and pronounce to his peuple, heing holy Spirit, that those things may please...

...the name of the most High, that He desireth not the death of a sinner, but, on the contrary, that he hath given power and commandment to his ministers, to declare and pronounce B 3 to his people, being penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins. Having thus made known...

...Priest aUme, slanding; the people still kneeling. ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather...turn from his wickedness, and live ; and hath given rawer, and commandment, to lis Ministers, to declare and pronounce to his people, being penitent, the...

...mercy. ' Spare thou them which confess their faults ; ' restore thou them that are penitent.' ' God ' hath given power and commandment to his ' ministers...' being penitent, the absolution and remission of 1 their sins.' ' He pardoneth and absolvcth all ' them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe '...

...faith and obedience of the Gospel. O eternal Lord God, heavenly Father ! Who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live ; look down, I humbly beseech Thee, upon me, Thy depraved and wretched creature, who am ashamed to...

...repentance." Thus, then, we shall conclude this article in the words of another on this part of our Liturgy. " And hath given power and commandment to his Ministers,...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." The power and commandment which God has given to his Ministers may be understood by a simple-minded...

...the priest is to perform, is not judicial, but ministerial, and the church thus describes it—" He hath given power and commandment to his ministers,...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." To those " who earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for their misdoings," the priest becomes the...

...declare and " (not only declare, but) " pro" nounce " (that is, authoritatively declare in God's name) " to his people, being penitent, " the absolution and remission of their Sins;" and having made that statement, the Priest exercises his power by declaring that God then " pardoneth...

...the Anglican Church ; and in a form which clearly elucidates her views upon the point, viz. that God "hath given power and commandment to his ministers...penitent, the absolution and remission of their sins." Private absolution to the sick she denies not, if the patient earnestly desires it ; thereby retaining...