...they will be, one cannot judge yet : therefore Solomon's advice is good : " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou knowest not which shall prosper." It seems God himself has already decided the question concerning dancing. He...

...toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow : and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that...

...in the text. 1. The ßrst seems to be that the opportunity is not favourable to such exertions. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." He represents a husbandman intending to sow his seed ; but going forth, and after making a curious...

...therefore encouraged to persevere in the good work, rememberiug the injunction " in the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou knowest not which shall prosper." SARAH C. HAWKHURST. 12th mo. (Dec.) 27th, 1830. ' • April 20, 1830. GH —...

...Consecration Sermon, Vol. VI. p. 322—327. P. 98.1. 11. And prevent misery.] Sow thy seed in the morning, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which will prosper, saith the Wise Man, Eccl. xi. 6. ' As the moralist speaks of benefits, a man must...

...Consecration Sermon, Vol. VI. p. 322—327. P. 98. I. 11. And prevent misery.] Sow thy seed in the morning, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which will prosper, saith the Wise Man, Eccl. xi. 6. ' As the moralist speaks of benefits, a man must...

...done or no. Pertinent to the present purpose are those words of the wise man in Eccles. xi. 4. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." In this context the wise man is speaking of charity to the poor, and comparing it to sowing seed : and...

...impediment of action," dit Lord Bacon, " than an over curions observance of decency Salomon saith : " he that observeth the wind, shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap." f On sait que dans le Piémont il ya des Vaudois, qui sont soumis à des incapacités bien autres que...

...are not accountable for this : Leave it to him, who orders all things well. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand : For thou knowest not whether shall prosper." (Eccles. xi. 6.) But the trial hurries and frets your own soul. Perhaps it did so for this very reason,...

...religion, with a right spirit, in which some success has not been obtained. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for thou knowest not whether shall prosper this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." And surely there is a cause. Circumstances...