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and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our 
God, for he will abundantly pardon.' Hear 
also what God saith by the mouth of the prophet 
Ezekiel ' Have I any pleasure at all in the 
death of the wicked, and not that he should 
return from his ways, and live ? As I live, 
saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death 
of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his 
ways and live : turn ye, turn ye from your evil 
ways ; for why will ye die ?' Here are no 
exceptions made ; God willeth not the death 
of a sinner. He says to no one, Thou art con- 
demned from eternity ; but contrariwise, ' Turn 
ye, turn ye ; why will ye die ? ' 
" John the Baptist testified of Christ that He 
was the ' Lamb of God which taketh away the 
sins of the world.' And the Lord himself said 
to his disciples ' If I be lifted up, I will draw 
all men unto me.' 
" My object in reciting these passages of 
Scripture is, to illustrate the great Scripture 
truth, that God will accept the returning peni- 
tent ; and that, while the day of salvation lasts, 
we are encouraged to come unto Him that 
' willeth not the death of a sinner, but that all 
should turn to Him and live.' 
" But let not this forbearance and long-suf- 
fering of, God be perverted to our own ruin. 
' Now is the accepted time, now is the day of 
salvation.'" 
This sermon was not only preached in Pit- 
cairn's Island, but also in London. On Sunday 
morning, Nov. 28th, 1852, the pastor of Pitcairn 
