_Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God._ REVERENCE AND FIDELITY This passage is a series of cautions against irreverence and insincerity in worship, against discouragement because of political wrongs, and against the passion for, and misuse of, great riches. Distrust in God underlies a... [ Continue Reading ]
_When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it._ OF REMEMBERING AND KEEPING OUR VOWS One of the greatest inconveniences to which men are exposed in the various transactions of life, one of the greatest hindrances in their performance of duty, is forgetfulness: and this may be owing, partly t... [ Continue Reading ]
_He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver._ THE UNSATISFACTORINESS OF MATERIAL WEALTH I. That as goods increase, desire increases. This is not the case universally. There are men whose property is daily increasing, but whose desires are not increasing. The answer, as to who these me... [ Continue Reading ]
_It is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour._ LABOUR It is concerning Labour in its broadest sense that I wish to speak. The navvy with his shovel, the ploughman with his team, the weaver with his loom, the clerk with his pen, the “commercial” with h... [ Continue Reading ]