 | Jonathan Edwards - 1817 - 554 страници
...to sowing seed, in Eccl. xi. 6. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether shall prosper,...or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." By withholding the hand the wise man means, not giving to the poor, (sec ver. 1, 2.) It intimates,... | |
 | Richard Baxter - 1817 - 510 страници
...seven and to eight ; for thou knowest not what evil may be upon the earth. — 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. — Withhold not good from them to whom it... | |
 | 1817 - 486 страници
...the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand ; for thoii knowest not whither shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." The husbandman, when he committeth his seed to the ground, doth not expect an immediate harvest, "... | |
 | 1825 - 512 страници
...means : and all this can be done with little expense, and no loss of time. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand : for...or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." Were all thus engaged, it could not be in vain. So much of the bread of life, cast upon the waters,... | |
 | William Hargrove - 1818 - 384 страници
...saying of the wisest man — ' In the tnprning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not tlii i if hand ; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that' To do this, hath been the most delightful employment of my whole life. In my youthful years, I sowed... | |
 | 1819 - 788 страници
...rest, till Christ be formed in their soul, the hope and the earnest of glory. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand, for...shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they shall both be alike good. What knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband; or how knowest... | |
 | 1819 - 488 страници
...work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest5. In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; for...shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they shall be alike goodh. « Eccles. 1. 18. ' Prov. x. 86. ' Ezek. xvi. 49. ' Prov. x. 4, 5. ' Prov. xii.... | |
 | 1819 - 948 страници
...works of GodwW maketh all. 6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: lor thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they botn shall be alike good. 7 Truly the light is sweet,, and a pleasant thing itis for the eyestobeholdthcsun:... | |
 | 1843 - 628 страници
...but he must trust as if he could do nothing. Cheering indeed is the promise, ' 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 both shall be alike good.' And now, having brought the... | |
 | Robert Leighton (abp. of Glasgow.) - 1819 - 496 страници
...Wait on God, and do good," saith the royal psalmist, Psalm xxxvii. 3. " Sow thy seed in the morning, and in the evening withhold not thy hand ; for thou knowest not which will prosper," saith the wise son, Eccles. xi. 6. VOL. iv. K e As the moralist speaks of benefits,... | |
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In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 
