...such u purpose is his duty. It is commanded in the word of God — " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." It is positively enjoined. The Apostle, alluding to some who had neglected this duty, says, " We command...

...me wholly thine. ' FEBRUARY 19. In all labour there is prefit. — Sees* thou a .man diligent in his business, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men. I SPEAK only of bodily labour. It is conducive to health. Indolence is the exuberant source of many...

...saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets, &c. Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men. — Prov. xxii. 13.29. xxvi. 13. Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. — Prov. xxiii. 21. I went...

...wish ; and again we see another saying of the wise man verified ; " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men."* Pharaoh's expectations are not disappointed. He relates his dreams ; and God, the author of the visions,...

...diligent in his business ?" said the most exact observer of human life, whom the world has ever seen, " he shall stand before kings : he shall not stand before mean men." To your immortal concerns these observations are applicable with equal force. To the very nature of...

...own bread. If any man will not work, " neither should he eat.'' " Seest thou a man diligent " in his business ? He shall stand before kings, he " shall not stand before mean men." " Not slothful " in business ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord." (6) Contentment. " Give me neither...

...own bread. If any man will not work, " neither should he eat." " Seest thou a man diligent " in his business ? He shall stand before kings, he " shall not stand before mean men." 'f Not slothful " in business ; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord." (6) Contentment. " Give me neither...

...which the Prov. xxii. wise prince doth prompt us to mark ; Seest thou a man diligent in his business1? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men : that is, diligence, as it is the fairest, so it is the surest way to the best preferment : as it...

...slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster." " Seest thou a man diligent in his business ? He shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men." Christ condemns sloth in his own service, as in the sentence of the wicked and slothful servant in...

...easy observation, which the wise prince doth prompt us to mark ; ' Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men :' that is, diligence, as it is the fairest, so it is the surest way to the best preferment : as it...