| Philip Doddridge - 1802 - 644 páginas
...foolish heart draws back from the yoke: yet I stretch myself upon the bed of sloth, and cry out for a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep%. Thus does my corrupt heart plead for its own indulgence, against the convictions of my better judgment.... | |
| Philip Doddridge - 1802 - 626 páginas
...foolish heart draws back from the yoke: yet I stretch myself upon the bed of sloth, and cry out for a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep\. Thus does my corrupt heart plead for its own indulgence, against the convictions of my better judgment.... | |
| Thomas Haweis - 1803 - 344 páginas
...with what reluctance do you rise ? It is too soon, it is too cold, saith every man's natural sloth. "A little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep ;" (Prov. xxi v. 33.) necessity urges you to rise : but the same temper follows you ; " the fool foldeth... | |
| Alexander Macwhorter - 1803 - 488 páginas
...hand of the king of terrors flash upon you ? How long will it be ere you cease from saying, " A little sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep ? Awake ; for eternity, for heaven and hell is opening upon you. Soon you •will enter upon the enjoyments... | |
| Henry Hunter - 1804 - 372 páginas
...what is worse, upon our own souls, or stretching ourselves upon the bed of sloth, calling for " ;i " little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little " more folding of the hands to sleep;" we may be hurried from our vain dreams, to a state where there is no deceit, no imposition, no respite;... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1804 - 350 páginas
...to-day, while it is called to-day ; and let no man say with the sluggard, " a little more sleep, and " a little more slumber, a little more folding of the " hands to sleep." Life ebbs apace. The day is far spent to many of us. The night is at hand, when the sad licence may... | |
| Nathan Elliot - 1808 - 318 páginas
...Thus deceived by the love of sin, you are in your spiritual concerns, crying, with the sluggard, ' A little more sleep a little more slumber; a little more folding of the hands to sleep ;' all shall yet be well. But had Lot persisted in deceiving himself, by arguing thus, he must have... | |
| John Skinner - 1809 - 582 páginas
...keep from hearing it, so far it works ' irre' sistibly* upon him ; but his slothful desire after ' a ' little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little ' more folding of the hands to sleep *,' hinders him from complying with it, as does the willing, active, industrious labourer, when awakened... | |
| John Wesley - 1811 - 468 páginas
...previously warned either of God or man, that trials and danger are at hand : and yet may say in his heart, " A little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to rest." Now, if such a one afterwards fall, though unawares, into the snare which he might have avoided... | |
| Alexander Proudfit - 1815 - 416 páginas
...him in the day of the Lord's wrath;" anoiher appears utterly secure and indifferent ; lie is asking "a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep," as if this momentary ease could profit him at the hazard of never-ending confusion and pain. Now, Lord,... | |
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