...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...knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good." Were all thus engaged, it could not be in vain. So much...

...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...

...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...knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they shall be alike goodh. « Eccles. 1. 18. ' Prov. x. 86. ' Ezek. xvi. 49. ' Prov. x....

...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...knowest not whether 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;...

...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...

...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,...

...short : Work our your salvation with fear and trembling : Make your calling and election sure; for it is God that worketh in you to will and to do. He is faithful, and his part he will most assuredly perform. . .». ...., You who really walk with...

...these two views united in this passage! " Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God that worketh in you to will and to do." ** § 9. Now, less skilful dividers of the word deal entirely in one of these views, and neglect the...

...though they cannot know that it will be in this one case, or in the other. "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, this, or that." If they rate the value of their agency so high, as to hold it incompatible with their...

...to this of the text. " Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling ;" here is duty : " for it is God that worketh in you to will and to do of his good pleasure ;" here is privilege. What God gives to all his people, he commands ; and what he commands,...