...themselves with spoils. But this selfish enjoyment could not last long. "They said one to another, we do not well ; this day is a day of good tidings and we hold our peace : if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us ; now, therefore, come that we...

...neighbours were perishing with famine in Samaria. But conscience smote them, and " they said one to another, We do not well ; this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace; if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us ; now therefore come, that we may...

...from suffering without any supposition of fault. And as to the latter place, where the lepers say, " This day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace : if we tarry till morning some mischief will befall us :" in the Hebrew it is Umetzaanu gnavon, ''Iniquity...

...lepers, who, when they had found great spoil, and had enjoyed themselves for a little while, said, " We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace; if we tarry till the morning light, some evil will befall us; now, therefore, come, that we may go...

...entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it. 9 Thon they said one to another, report that I hear : ye make the LORD 's people to transgress. 2,r> If one if we îorry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come.' that we...

...remember the hunger of their brethen. and now they find room for remorse : " We do not well ; lhis day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace."...lepers, if the respects to the public good do not oversway with us in all our desires, in all our demeanour ; and well may we, with these covetous lepers,...

...entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it. Then they said one to another, " We do not well : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace : if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us : now therefore come, that we...

...the merciful, for hall obtain mercy." Yours most affectionately, CHABLES BABJT. SITTING AT EASE. fe do not well : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold «ace." — 2 Kings \ii. 9. How can I sit at ease when tin abounds, When faithful men are failing P...

...into another tent, and carried thence 9 also, and went and hid it. Then they said one to another, " We do not well : this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace : if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us : now therefore, come, 10 let...

...happiness enough to have been blessed with a crust, now wantonly rove for dainties, and from necessity leap into excess. How far self-love carries us in...lepers, if the respects to the public good do not oversway us in all our desires, in all our demeanour ; and well may we with these covetous lepers fear...