...God's blessing, answering the desire of our hearts, and sweetening the work oT our hands, ver. 20. 1 . Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God,...of fools : for they consider not that they do evil. The wise man had travelled up and down the world, from learning to pleasures, from pleasures to honours,...

...prayer, which has now been mentioned, is suited to prepare for this more public and solemn worship. " Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to offer the sacrifice of fools."* " Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful...

...heaven they serve God day and night. How we are to pray, and for what things we are to pray. Eclus. v 2. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart...thou upon earth ; therefore let thy words be few. Mat. vi 7. Use not vain repetitions as the heathens do. After this manner pray ye. Our Father who art...

...condemnation. What! have ye not houses to eat and drink in ? Or despise ye . the church of God? (n) Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God...of fools : For they consider not that they do evil. (g) Lev. 13. 7, 39, 7. (4) Lev. 13. 17. E»ra. 8. »i. Lev. aV 17, 18. (/) Jer. 36. 6. (*) i Cor. 14....

...must address ourselves in prayer : therefore, ' be not rash with thy mouth (says Solomon), nor let thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God...thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few,' Eccl. v. 2. Rash and fearless approaches speak unbecoming thoughts of God, and low thoughts of the...

...supplications to his throne. 'Be not rash wi.th thy mouth,' saith the wise man, ' and let not thiue heart be hasty to utter any thing before God ; for God is in Heaven, and thou upon earth ; thsreforelet thy wordsbe few..' . • The friends of God arc authorized to depend oa him for every...

...word of God, prayer, and other religious exercises. " Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house " oi God ; and be more ready to hear than to *\ give the sacrifice of fools ; for they consider B " not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy " mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to " utter...

...and anticipated interview. Let us ponder well the words of Solomon, " Keep thy foot when thou goeet to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than...consider not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy month, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God ; for God is in heaven, and thou...

...God, timely reflect, that God is the searcher of hearts, and that His thoughts are not oar thoughts. " Keep thy foot when " thou goest to the house of God,...hear than to give " the sacrifice of fools, for they con-- " sider not that they do evil." The prayers of the Church are finely calculated to arouse men...

...going. It is to join his worshipping assembly in his holy temple. Take then the advieegivenlonp; ago : " Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God,...ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools." When there, look through the preacher and his manner up to God, and expect your good, not so much from...