...foolish heart draws back from the yoke: yet I stretch myself upon the bed of sloth, and cry out for a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep%. Thus does my corrupt heart plead for its own indulgence, against the convictions of my better judgment....

...foolish heart draws back from the yoke: yet I stretch myself upon the bed of sloth, and cry out for a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep\. Thus does my corrupt heart plead for its own indulgence, against the convictions of my better judgment....

...with what reluctance do you rise ? It is too soon, it is too cold, saith every man's natural sloth. "A little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep ;" (Prov. xxi v. 33.) necessity urges you to rise : but the same temper follows you ; " the fool foldeth...

...hand of the king of terrors flash upon you ? How long will it be ere you cease from saying, " A little sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep ? Awake ; for eternity, for heaven and hell is opening upon you. Soon you •will enter upon the enjoyments...

...what is worse, upon our own souls, or stretching ourselves upon the bed of sloth, calling for " ;i " little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little " more folding of the hands to sleep;" we may be hurried from our vain dreams, to a state where there is no deceit, no imposition, no respite;...

...to-day, while it is called to-day ; and let no man say with the sluggard, " a little more sleep, and " a little more slumber, a little more folding of the " hands to sleep." Life ebbs apace. The day is far spent to many of us. The night is at hand, when the sad licence may...

...Thus deceived by the love of sin, you are in your spiritual concerns, crying, with the sluggard, ' A little more sleep a little more slumber; a little more folding of the hands to sleep ;' all shall yet be well. But had Lot persisted in deceiving himself, by arguing thus, he must have...

...keep from hearing it, so far it works ' irre' sistibly* upon him ; but his slothful desire after ' a ' little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little ' more folding of the hands to sleep *,' hinders him from complying with it, as does the willing, active, industrious labourer, when awakened...

...previously warned either of God or man, that trials and danger are at hand : and yet may say in his heart, " A little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to rest." Now, if such a one afterwards fall, though unawares, into the snare which he might have avoided...

...him in the day of the Lord's wrath;" anoiher appears utterly secure and indifferent ; lie is asking "a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep," as if this momentary ease could profit him at the hazard of never-ending confusion and pain. Now, Lord,...