...scripture represents the brevity, or shortness, of tnan's life. Hear Htizckiah, Isa. xxxviii. 12. « Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a...shepherd's tent; I have cut off, like a weaver, my life." The shepherd's tent is soon removed, for Cte flocks must not feed lone* in one place ; such is a man's...

...scripture represents the brevity, or shortness, of man's life. Hear Hezekiah, Isa< xxxviii. 12. « Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent; I have cut off, like a weavermy life," The shepherds tent is soon removed, foi? ffic (locks must not feed long in one place...

...similitudes by which the scripture represents the shortness of man's life. Hear Hezekiah, Jsa. xxxviii. 12. " Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a...shepherd's tent ; I have cut off like a weaver my life." The shepherd's tent is soon removed ; for the flocks must not feed long in one place: such is a man's...

...of the grave ; I am deprived of the residue of my years. I said, I shall not see the Lord, eren the Lord, in the land of the living : I shall behold man. no more, with the inhabitants of the world,' It is difficult even for a good man to part with what ha* long been dear to him, and what has often...

...that, it will never be better with them, as to their outward afflictions. Hezekiah, in a similar case, said, " I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord in...behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world c." They likewise conclude that, it will never be better with them in this world, with respect to their...

...off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave : 1 am deprived of the residue of my years. 11 I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in...behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. 12 Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent : I have cut off like a weaver...

...recovered of his sickness. I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates • gates of die grave : I am deprived of the residue of my . I said,...sickness : from day even to night wilt thou make an end-of me.' I reckoned till morning, that as a lion so will he break all my bones : from day even to...

...the r,-rave : I am deprived of the residue of my years. Ill said, I shall not see the Lounge» the ty" 12 Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent : I have cut off like a weaver...

...to the gates of the grave. I am deprived of the residue of my years. I shall not see the Lord again in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the 'world. * Let us now observe, that the dejection in which we are apt to sink at such a juncture, will bear...

...my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave : I am deprived of the residue of my years I said, [ shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man 110 more with the inhabitants of the world." These are the words of the afflicted monarch of Israel,...