...even to make the poor of the land to * Isaiah Iviii. 10, 13. t Jer. xvii. 19—27. t Jer. vii. 22, 23. fail, saying, When will the new moon be gone that...corn, and the Sabbath that we may set forth wheat!* The prophet Ezekiel follows. He lived later than Jeremiah and Amos. The Babylonish captivity had notv...

...natural bias of the heart and affections to worldly things, rather than religious exercises, Amos viii.5. "When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell...corn? and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat?" Q. 10. What is the evil of drowsiness, particularly in hearing the word, or joining in prayer and praise...

...snying, ' When " will the new moon be gone that we ** m»y sell corn ? And the Subhath, " that we may eet forth wheat, making " the Ephah small and the Shekel...falsifying the balances by deceit " that we may buy I'te poor for siloer, " and the needy for a pair of slioes ; ** yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat...

...chap. viii. ver. 4 to 10 : " Hear this, O ye that swallow " up the needy, even to make the poor " of the land to fail : saying, ' When " will the new moon be gone that we " may sell corn ? And tlie Sabbath, " that we may set forth wheat, making " the Ephah small and the Shekel great, " and falsifying...

...week. They are likerninded with those spoken of by Amos 8: 5, 6, who said " when will the new-moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the Sabbath that •we may set forth wheat, making the epha small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit." Were it not, that the laws...

...swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, saying, When will the new moon he gone that we may sell corn, and the SABBATH that we may set forth wheat ?" 3 The prophet Ezekiel follows. He lived later than Jeremiah and Amos. The Babylonish captivity had...

...has been taken. It was boldly uttered by some of old. " When will the New Moon be gone," they said, "that we may sell corn, and the Sabbath that we may set forth wheat ?" Few now would speak thus unequivocally, especially tinder a profession of piety. Yet does not conduct...

...that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fall, 5 Saying, When will the new-moon be gone, that we may sell corn, and the sabbath, that...shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit. 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes ; yea, and sell the refuse...

...Alas ! dear friends, do not your vacant seats too often proclaim that the language of your hearts is " When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ; and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat ?" Do they not proclaim at our weekly meeting, " Is not the Sabbath enough? Do we not hear enough of...

...pleasantness; but if we must speak out our own experiences, Mai. 1:13. " O what a weariness is it?" Amos 8:5. Now was the devil put to flight, and in his atead,...the angels came and minislered unlo Jesus," (ie) We feel a sweetness in these present enjoyments of the world; but as for holiness, grace, religion,...