...wisest of men refers us to the bright example of its foresight and activity : " Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise : which having...meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest."0 Their uniform care and promptitude in improving every moment as it passes ; the admirable...

...« A'ot »ItilA/tti ¡n butin«« ; feroaU in tpirit ; Ь wn'ing ihr Lord ; » Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having...overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathered her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, 0 sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of...

...than his indulgence in sleep? — "How long wilt thou sleep, О sluggard ? a little slumber, a Httle folding of the hands to sleep : so shall thy poverty come as one that travel leth, and thy want as an armed man."|| " As a door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful...

...having HO guide, overseer, ff raler, 8 Provideth her meat in the sumMr, and gathereth her food in the 9 the sun, dial of Ali. iv., ten degrees backward. So the sun returned deep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little shimfer, a little folding of the hands to slwp: 1 1 So ihall...

...the follow ing passages among others. " Not slothful in business ;" Rom. xii. 11. "Goto the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise : which having no guide, overseer or ruler, provide their meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep,...

...frugality, lay up something, if possible, for future exigencies also : learning of " the ant, which provideth her meat " in the summer, and gathereth her food in the " harvest." 8 So that applying for our daily bread to God, is far from excluding a proper care to use the appointed...

...future, is condemned by an allusion to that feeble insect the ant, Prov. vi. 6. " Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise, which having...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." If the feeble insect, without guide, overseer, or ruler, provides for itself, how inexcusable is it...

...criminality of his conduct in neglecting the improvement of the trust committed to him. " Go to the ant thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise: which having...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." The evil of idleness, and the duty of industry, in the disciples of Christ, are clearly taught in the...

...seems as if we could hardly fail of feeling the force of Solomon's humbling address; Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise; Which having...the summer; and gathereth her food in the harvest. We need a spiritual portion for present comfort, whatever else we may possess; and how can we do without...

...criminality of his conduct in neglecting the improvement of the trust committed to him. " Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise : which having...the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." The evil of idleness, and the duty of industry, in the disciples of Christ, are clearly taught in the...