...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,...

...temper, by recalling this reflection of the wise man ; who knoiccth what is good for man in this life ; all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow ? To enjoy long life, and see many days, is the universal wish ; and, as the wish is prompted by nature,...

...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...

...effect which a change of condition may produce on his moral character, and his eternal interests j how can he know what is good for him all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth at a shadow ? Instead of only lamenting this ignorance, let us, in the last place, consider how it...

...in the issue bothr temporal and spiritual felicity. Who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life, which he spendeth as a shadow1? When we consider the darkness of our present state, the imbecility of human nature, and the...

...thoughts of cruelty. Thou shalt slay the young men with the sword, said the Prophet : Thou shalt dash tlie children, and rip up the women with child. Is thy...wise ends it was intended by Providence to promote. * 2 Kings, viii. 12, 13. VOL. I. K I. LET this doctrine teach us to proceed with caution and circumspection,...

...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...