...life. To every messenger of God, to every friendly monitor you reply, I pray thee have me excused. A little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep. Here then is one great difficulty, which opposes your conversion. And is there not great reason to...

...hardness of heart. Awake out of the lethargy, by which you have been so long benumbed. Say no longer " A little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep." Mark the progress of your past conduct ? What has it produced ? Hardness of heart, blindness of mind,...

...gives himself up. He is like the sluggard, unwilling to be roused, who ever wishes for •**•••£ little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands together in sleep." He thinks that he may sleep a little longer, till he sinks into the grave, and...

...early ; and thus was this most important object secured, with regard to girls as well as boys. Nothing more inconvenient, and, indeed, more disgusting, than...lounge in bed : " A little more sleep, a little more slumher, a little more folding of the hands to sleep." SOLOMON knew them well : he had, I dare say,...

...encounter but the native selfishness and indolence of our hearts; and if we indulge ourselves and say, "A little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to steep," let us beware of ihe impending '-destruction" that will fall upon our fellow-men, and the frown...

...what cruel deceits will sin land us in ! and how artfully it pleads for a " little more sleep, and a little more slumber; a little more folding of the hands to sleep." We should hold out no longer, BOr make not such an abuse of the forbearance of God: we will treasure...

...warned either of God or man, that trials and dangers 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 an one afterwards fall, though unawares, into the snare which he might have avoided,...

...alarm has been rung in your ears, and has left you as it found you, crying in halfarticulated sounds, " A little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep." You have slumbered over the pit of destruction. If you are not lifeless, if you are not hopeless, listen....

...total and irretrievable loss ! The life, the soul, all is lost, and lost for ever ! Say not, then, " a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding of the hands to sleep." Alas ! sinners, you have slept too long already ; let sober reason now assume her throne ; and let...

...indifference in which we have too long indulged; and if we indulge ourselves a little longer, and say, a little more sleep, a little more slumber, a little more folding the of hands, the golden opportunity may be lost for ever. i All which is respectfully submitted, By...