...should make him more humble. For what can h« know ? " 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 af" ter him under the sun ?" Can lie distinguish between appearances,...

...directly to the kingdom of heaven. " Who knows," saith Solomon, " what is good for a man in this life, all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow?" Eccles. 6. 12. That which is desired with importunity, as tending to his happiness, often proves his...

...that increase vanity, what is man the better ? 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. A Good name is better than...

...come in disguise ; therefore who can by present appearances know what is good for a man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? Eccles. \i. 12. However it is evident from an impartial survey of Jehovah's conduct, that the methods...

...at the head of the greatest empire in the East. Who knoweth what is good for man in this life f alj, the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a, shadow. An extensive contemplation of human affairs will lead us to this conclusion, That among- the different...

...thoughts of cruelty. Thou shall slay the young men with the sword, said the Prophet : Thou shalt dash the children, and rip up the women with child. Is thy...wise ends it was intended by Providence to promote. • f • '. * 2 Kings, viii. 12, IS. ' VOL. L, K I. LET this doctrine teach us to proceed with caution...

...have produced our ruin. —The reflection of Solomon, Who knoweth what is good far man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? * should often occur to every one who is given to discontent. Placed as we are, in the midst of so...

...Thou shalt dash the children, and rip up the women with child. Is thy servant a dog, replied Hazte'l, that he should do these things ?* But no sooner was...wise ends it was intended by Providence to promote. I. LET this doctrine teach us to proceed with caution and circumspection, through a world where evil...

...thoughts of cruelty. Thou shalt slay the young men with the sword, said the Prophet : Thou shalt dash the children, and rip up the women with child. Is thy...good for him all the days of his vain life, which he spendetk as a shadow ? Instead of only lamenting this ignorance, let us, in the last place, consider...

...directly to the kingdom of heaven. " Who knows," says SOLOMON, " what is good for a man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? " That which is desired with importunity, as tending to his happiness, often proves his woe. It is,...