| Sarah Martin - 1799 - 152 pages
...; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth," Eccl. xi. 1, 2. "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand : for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that," Eccl. xi. 6. " They that be wise shall shine as the brightness... | |
| Timothy Kenrick - 1805 - 396 pages
...will forbear; whether Providence give it a greater or less degree of success. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they shall be both alike good." If any great change is to be wrought... | |
| Timothy Kenrick - Bible - 1807 - 684 pages
...to rely principally upon God, and not upon our own exertions. " In the morning, therefore, sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand : for thou knowest not which will prosper, whether this or that; or whether they shall be both alike good." Matthew xxi. 33. to... | |
| David Tappan - Sermons - 1807 - 406 pages
...exhortations and reproofs, hoping and praying for a divine blessing to attend them. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; " for thou knowest not but this good seed may at length take root, and spring up into a plentiful harvest. Finally, some neglect... | |
| John Pawson - 1809 - 434 pages
...we ought to watch for opportunities to speak a word for God to them. "A word in season, how good is it." " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening...thy hand ; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, this or that." Duty is ours ; and if our minds are kept in a ptoper state, as they will be if we walk... | |
| Ezra Stiles Ely - Calvinism - 1811 - 296 pages
...wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." " In th • morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." JEccl. xi. «.... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1811 - 468 pages
...are not accountable for this: leave it to him, who orders all things well. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening with-hold not thy hand ; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper," Eccles. xi. 6. " But the trial hurries and frets your own soul." Perhaps it... | |
| John Wesley - Methodism - 1813 - 484 pages
...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 hath shewn his approbation... | |
| 1819 - 492 pages
...derived peculiar encouragement from the preacher's language, Eccles. ii. 6. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, this, or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." Besides, he saw, with pleasure, the youth... | |
| James BOWDEN (Minister at Tooting.) - 1814 - 634 pages
...public ministrations and in private visits, in all places and at ail times. " Iti Che morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, cither this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." And may God... | |
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