For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? Sermons - Seite 129von Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - 1822 - 475 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Hugh Blair - 1798 - 362 Seiten
...the effect which a change of condition may produce on his moral character and his eternal interefts; how can he know what is good for him all the days of his vain life, ivbicb. fpendeth « a Jhadyw. Inftead therefore of la-. menting this ignorance only, he fhould confider... | |
| Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 Seiten
...for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? For he knoweth not that which shall be... | |
| 1807 - 570 Seiten
...increase vanity, v. hat is man the better ''. 12 For who knoweth what 2.1 good for nun in tin-, life, all all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow :' for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun ? CHAP. VII. 1 Remedies against vanity,... | |
| Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - 1808 - 474 Seiten
...placed at- the head of the greatest empire in the East. Who knoweth 'what is good for man in this life ? all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a: shadow. An extensive contemplation of human affairs will lead us to this conclusion, Thatj among the different... | |
| 1809 - 1150 Seiten
...? CHAP, vi, vii. Remedies against vanity. SST 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun ? CHAP. VII. 1 Remedies against vanity,... | |
| 1809 - 420 Seiten
...5, 1810. [VoL. I. WHAT IS GOOD FOR MAN > " Far -wko kno-aeth -what it good for man in thw life, att the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shado-w ?" WE listened to an excellent sermon delivered on this text last sunday, and our subsequent reflections... | |
| John Owen - 1810 - 370 Seiten
...the matter of our prayers, we know not : ' For who knoweth what is good for man? in this life, •U the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow I' — In these, also, we need to be • taught of God.' 2. The Spirit of God alone acquaints us with... | |
| 1811 - 982 Seiten
...sentiment expressed by Solomon, Eccl. vi. 152. " For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow?" We are but ill judges of our own happiness. We often desire, w'ith great earnestnrs9, objects, which,... | |
| 1811 - 706 Seiten
...sentiment expressed by Solomon, Eccl. vi. 12. " For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow?" We are but ill judges of our own happiness. We often desire, with great earnestness, objects, which,... | |
| Edward Reynolds - 1811 - 434 Seiten
...occasion of his greater misery, Rom. i. 22 ; 2 Pet. ii. 18, 19 ; Rom. vi. 21 ; Prov. i. 13, 18, 19. — " All the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow?" If by chance, rather than by choice, he happens to take that way and course which was best for him... | |
| |