...Tarry behind, while I go and pray yonder. It becomes us to obey the inspired direction, " Keep thy feet when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to offer the sacrifice of fools." III. Consider some of the advantages of public social prayer. God is...

...:—" To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice." Eccles. v. 1 :—" Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God,...fools ; for they consider not that they do evil." Ir It is now left for us to ascertain in what sense we should take such phrases as, " This man, after...

...Psal. xciii. 5. ° Mar. xi. 15—17. " 1 Cor. xi. 17. " Ibid. 20-22. ' 1 Cor. xiv. 40. • Ibid. 33. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God;...ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools '. O God, Thou art terrible out of Thy holy places. The God of Israel is He that giveth strength and...

...praise. Rev. Amos Lefevre prayed, and Rev. Daniel Sharp, of Boston, preached from Ecclesiastes, v. 1. " Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God,...more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools."—In the afternoon a Church was constituted, consisting of twenty-eight members. Rev. Willard...

...as from God in preaching or exhortation, or about the holy matters of God in any of thy discourse; " Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice of fools: for they consider. not that they do evil k :" that is, watch thyself...

...man that he bear the yoke in his youth. K. Keep thy foot when thou goest into the house of the Lord, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools. It. Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. M. Make no...

...enter into a ball room.—" If angele tremble, 'tis at such a sight!" To this caution it is -uldi'il, " Be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools :" mid what is that, but a religious rite without devotion ? Under the Jewish law, the people brought...

...from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination'." " Be more ready to hear, than to offer the sacrifice of fools : for they consider not that they do evil'." 2. If you will do good by sinning, you must do good in opposition to God: and how easily can he disappoint...

...Such worshippers rashly intrude into the divine presence. They have neglected the solemn precept, " Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God,...of fools; for they consider not that they do evil." God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The Father seeketh...

...behaviour. Solomon gives this general direction for our conduct in the management of Divine Worship : " Keep thy foot, when thou goest to the House of God;...of fools: for they consider not that they do evil h ." Further; our worship of the Most High must possess the following properties, to commend it to...