...in your hearts with those profane persons whom the Prophet Amos describes, as saying (viii. 5.), " When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat ?" If you are conscious that it is thus with you, I need scarcely inform you, that you must be classed...

...indeed would swallow them up : " Hear ye this, ye that swallow up the needy, and that make the poor of the land to fail, saying, When will the new moon be gone, that \ve may sell corn ? and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephuh small, and the shekel...

...give " beauty for ashes," and provide a benevolent Boaz for every virtuous Ruth. ON THE SABBATH. " When will the new moon be gone that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat?"~ Amos viii. 5. IN the dissipated cities of London and Edinburgh, the abuse of Sunday has been a common...

...ACTS xiii. 14. 15. 16. 27. 42. " Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make thf poor of the land to fail, saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the Salbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel great, and falsify' ing...

...provide a benevolent Boaz for every virtuous Ruth. ON THE SABBATH. " When will the new moon begone that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat'" Amos viii. 5 IN the dissipated cities of London and Edinburgh, the abuse of sunday has been a common...

...8th chapter and the 5th verse, when reproving the wickedness of his countrymen, represents them as "saying, when will the new moon be gone, that we may...great, and falsifying the balances by deceit )" That is, reducing the size of the measure, by which they sold their corn; and increasing that of the weight,...

...5th verse, when reproving the wickedness of his countrymen, represents them as "saying, when will Ihe new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ? and the...great, and falsifying the balances by deceit ?" That is, reducing the size of the measure, by which they sold their corn; and increasing that of Ihe weight,...

...day in seven, to set apart from secular occupations ; as they said in Amos, When will the new moons be gone, that we may sell corn, and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, #c. See Amos, viii. 5. And with respect to .the Jlfth commandment, which requires to honour parents,...

...10, 11, 12. • Jer. v. 28. t Jer. is. 8, 9. • Psal. 1. 16. « Psal. 1. 18, 19: . J P»al. 1. 21. When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn r and the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying...

...they complain in their hearts of the length of this day, as tlie Israel' ites of old, Amos viii. 5. " When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn ; and the Sabbath, that we mayset forth wheat ?" They count all these days lost days, that bring them in no wo.rldly gain. Hence...