...things which seem to me necessary, 1 am sure you will find very useful and conducive to it. ' Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds,' was the advice of the wisest man and the richest king, and for a very good reason which...

...old. Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest, yea heshall.give delight ufctothy soul. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Commit...

...rebukes, and blows, yet they will hai'e no good effect upon such an 23 obstinate creature. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. An admirable rule, not only for husbandmen, but for all masters and mistresses : they should...

...puffed up with it ; if he be wise and solid, he will be no whit moved therewith. XXVII. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look •well to thy herds. Be diligent, above all parts of husbandry, in that which concerns thy cattle, whether flocks...

...hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. q Prov. xxvii. from Verse 23. to the end. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Ver. 24. For riches are not for ever, — Keel. ii. 24. There is nothing better for a man,...

...communicate, and that with all possible expedition; and he confirmed it by a certain clause. " Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds; for riches are not for ever : and doth the crown endure to every generation ?" He added,...

...right hands. What Solomon says of flocks, may we say concerning your souls, Prov. xxvii. 23. * Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.' However partial ye be, God will not be so to you ; so that your foolish partiality can...

...denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel q I'rov. x'xvii. from Verse 23. to the end. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Ver. 24 For riches are not forever, — Eccl. ii. 24 There is nothing better for a man,...

...his glory. We should be more particularly on our guard against a spirit of " mean men."* " Be tliou diligent to know the " state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds."f In every sense, God is the rewarder of those who diligently seek him : and this leads...

...2 1 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold : so is a man to his praise. 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 24 For riches are not for ever : and doth the crown endure to every generation ? 25 The...