 | M. S. - English poetry - 1839 - 194 pages
...child's 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... | |
 | Frederick William Faber - Church - 1840 - 212 pages
...unsafe symptoms of the times. 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... | |
 | Baptists - 1840 - 792 pages
...every other danger, so that 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.... | |
 | John Donne - 1840 - 356 pages
...consultations; and it may be a 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 reap2 ; that is, he that is too dilatory, too superstitious in these observations, and studies but... | |
 | Samuel Richard Bosanquet - Charities - 1841 - 440 pages
...Give a portion to seven, and also to eight ; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. " He that observeth 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 - Christians (Duties of) - 1841 - 156 pages
...moreover, will be taken, 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... | |
 | 1842 - 488 pages
...same advice is beautifully paraphrased and amplified in the 4th and 6th verses of the same chapter. " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." The man who scrupulously waits for the weather that seems to suit the labours of seed time or harvest with... | |
 | New York State Agricultural Society - Agriculture - 1858 - 872 pages
...most intimately founded upon wellconsidered observation. Ages ago, the wise man significantly said : " He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap ! " It is of vital importance to the farmer to be able, in all his operations, to discriminate between... | |
 | Francis Close - Sermons, English - 1842 - 254 pages
...prepare for his coming ; 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. 
