 | M. S. - 1839 - 194 pages
...glad spirit loves Its country and its God. F. HEMAtfS. SIGNS AND TOKENS. ["He that obterveth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." — Ecclesiastes xi. 4.] Christian pilgrim, seeking still Zion's high and holy hill, May the Lord to... | |
 | 1839 - 1060 pages
...toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind ^. 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that... | |
 | George Pilkington - 1839 - 336 pages
...in this work, but, strongly, to recommend the same practice to others. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." CRITIC — The author is fanatical, — he was once an Irvingite, AUTHOR — I never said that I was.... | |
 | John Donne, Henry Alford - 1839 - 710 pages
...degree of sloth, to be too long in mending nets, though that must be done. He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds, shall not reap (Ecclus. xi. 4); that is, he that is too dilatory, too superstitious in these observations, and studies... | |
 | 1839 - 612 pages
...times :" but there is another text to be remembered — that is, that " he that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." We may be lost in our speculations, and be forgetting our toils. But it is not for me to say, beloved... | |
 | 1840 - 792 pages
...they ought not for a moment to deter any one from entering upon the work. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." And in the prayerful heart not only shall these evils be averted, but positive good shall be communicated.... | |
 | Frederick William Faber - 1840 - 212 pages
...Faith is deep, and keeps her own secrets, and is difficult to disturb. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. As thou knowest not what is the way of the Spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that... | |
 | Samuel Richard Bosanquet - 1841 - 486 pages
...also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. " He that obse'rveth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. " In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not whether... | |
 | David Everard Ford - 1841 - 134 pages
...not from appearances or impressions, but from the lively oracles of God. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow, and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap," Eccl. xi. 4. If we wait for favourable omens, we may wait till our opportunity of improving them is... | |
 | Francis Close - 1842 - 254 pages
...but you may be so occupied with it, as to neglect your present duties : " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." (Eccles. xi. 4.) Blessed are they who wait in faith, in prayer, and in diligent, self-denying devotedness... | |
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He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 
