 | John Milton - Dogma - 1825 - 794 pages
...first, arrogance. Prov. xx. 6. most men will proclaim every one his own goodness, xxvi. 16. the sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason. James iii. 1. be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. Secondly,... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1825 - 660 pages
...his sloth depraves his reason, and bribeth it to plead the cause of his negligence. " The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason P." Time will slide on, and duty will be undone, and your souls undone, if impious slothfulness be... | |
 | Robert Leighton (Abp. of Glasgow), John Norman Pearson - Theology - 1825 - 554 pages
...over- weening opinion of themselves, and the unworthiest the most so ; The sluggard, says Solomon, is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render ct reason, Prov. xxvi. 16 ; and not finding others of their mind, this frets and troubles them. They... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 1056 pages
...hand in his bosom; Jit jjj-jl*-** grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. wary. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. 17 He that passeth by, and $ meddleth with strife belong- « or, «,«. ing not to him, is like one... | |
 | John Ryland - Baptists - 1826 - 388 pages
...slothful hideth his hand in his bosom, it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason. MAN is formed for a life of activity. Moderate labor conduces to the health of the body ; and the exercise... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1827 - 590 pages
...Yet if is needful in some cases, to ' answer a fool according to his folly.' otherwise he will be ' wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason.' I therefore constrained myself to approach as near as I dared, to his own manner of writing. And 1... | |
 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...Eccles. x. 18. As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed,&c. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason. — Prov. xxvi. 14. 16. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...yield ; surrender ; exhibit a surrender. Will ye renibr me a recompense'! foel iii. 4. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. Prtmrbs. I heard Mm speak of that same brother. And be did render him the most unnatural That lived... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1829 - 588 pages
...itself, or from those who are under it. Fools are not sensible of their folly. Solomon says, " The fool is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render a reason."* The most barbarous and brutish heathens are not sensible of their own darkness ; are not sensible but... | |
 | Isaac Barrow - Theology - 1830 - 722 pages
...admiring ourselves, and that overweening self-conceit. edness, of which the Wise Man saith, The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. It is a calling, whereby we are qualified and enabled to do God service ; to gratify his desires, to... | |
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The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. 
