| Samuel Lavington - 1815 - 640 pages
...was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well ; I looked upon it, and received instruction. — Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ; ami thy want as an armed man." (Prov. xxiv. 30.) How can it be otherwise, if a man fools... | |
| Alexander Proudfit - Presbyterian Church - 1815 - 412 pages
...unconcern, and furnishes the most encouraging intimation of mercy to those who diligently hear and obey. " How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ?" The condition of the sinner, while he remains insensible of his danger, is frequently compared to... | |
| Fore-edge painting - 1815 - 614 pages
...ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise : 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? 10 Yet a little sleep,... | |
| Thomas Ridgley - 1815 - 512 pages
...to consider the provision whicb the smallest insects make for their subsistence ; The ant providetft her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest* Prov. vi. 8. And the apostle says, If any provide not for his own, and especially for those of his... | |
| Joseph Taylor - Insects - 1817 - 266 pages
...weapons arm, And his pearled eyes, with liveliest grace* charm. Sfoses Browne. Go to the Ant, thou sluggard : consider her ways, and be wise; "Which...Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food m the harvest. Proverbs, chap. vi. ver. 6, 7, 8. lonaon: PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY, . ;... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 554 pages
...to lay up for winter; but these things arc man's duty ; as Prov. vi. 6 — 8. " Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having...overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathcrcth her food in the harvest." And chap. x. 5, &c. " He that gathereth in the summer is a wise... | |
| William Barlass, Peter Wilson - Sermons, English - 1818 - 688 pages
...all creatures to learn the duty of providing for futurity, Prov. vi. 6 — 8, " Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise : which,...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." He neglects the means without which the end cannot be attained. This is the effect of the former. If... | |
| Agriculture - 1818 - 574 pages
...thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well : I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man." With industry must economy be united. Every experienced... | |
| Timothy Dwight - Theology, Doctrinal - 1818 - 578 pages
...thereof was broken down. Then I saw and considered it well. I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding...hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Mlmess, at the same time, is obviously a fraud. The lazy... | |
| Hugh Blair - Sermons - 1818 - 428 pages
...* Prov. xxiv, 30, 31,32. soft: SERMON soft : But it will soon be found to cover thorns innumerable. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? Yet a little sleep, yet a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. So shall thy poverty come as one that... | |
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