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We will not have industry set against piety; as though the little time which men can snatch from secular engagements were the only time which they can give to their Maker. They may give all to God, and, nevertheless, be compelled to rise early, and late take rest, in order to earn a scanty subsistence.

Henry Melvill — Sermons by Henry Melvill, B.D., edited by C. P. M'Ilvaine (New York: Swords, Stanford, & Co., 1838), Sermon IX, "St. Paul a Tent-maker" (Acts 18:3), p. 192

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Henry Melvill, Sermons by Henry Melvill, B.D., edited by C. P. M'Ilvaine (New York: Swords, Stanford, & Co., 1838), Sermon IX, "St. Paul a Tent-maker" (Acts 18:3), p. 192 (archive.org) - Sermons by Henry Melvill, B.D., edited by C. P. M'Ilvaine (New York: Swords, Stanford, & Co., 1838), Sermon IX, "St. Paul a Tent-maker" (Acts 18:3), p. 192
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