ix. 17. _For all this His anger is not turned away, but His
hand is stretched out still._
I. Anger in God is a calm and just sense of displeasure against
sin.[1] II. Has its expression in the judgments executed upon men in
this life. III. These under an administration of mercy are designed
to be corrective. IV. Cannot in the case of failure satisfy the
purposes of the Divine anger. V. Hence in all cases of impenitence
God's anger is not turned away, &c.--_J. Lyth, D.D.: Homiletical
Treasury._ Part I. p. 15.