Dr. Pepper in "Christian Standard. " Hosea 5:4 They will not frame their doings to turn to their God: for the spirit of prostitutions is in the middle of them… Betsy, an old coloured cook, was moaning around the kitchen the other day, when her mistress asked her if she was ill "No, ma'am, not 'zactly," said Betsy. "But the fac' is, I don't feel ambition 'nough to get out of my own way. As we read this, our memories ran back over a long line of meetings, in which we recalled the faces of many, who after long seeking have never been converted, or others who have never grown in grace, or still others who have never been entirely sanctified, because like Betsy, they have not had ambition enough to get out of their own way. Almost every sort of difficulty has been suggested, perhaps they will can didly confess that Betsy has exactly hit it. (Dr. Pepper in "Christian Standard. ") Parallel Verses KJV: They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. |
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