 | Jonathan Mayhew - 1763 - 378 pages
...it. For there are hardly any more obvious truths than thcfe : That " man that is born of a womap,is of few days and " full of trouble : He cometh forth as a flower, " and is cut down ; he fleeth alfo as a fhadow, " and continueth not." How frequent are the examples of mortality, even in the young... | |
 | William Matthews (of Bath.) - 1786 - 246 pages
...have the t( days of the years of my life been." And in Job, " Man that is born of a woman, is but " of few days, and full of trouble: he cometh " forth as a flower, and is cut down; he fleeth " alfo, as a fhadow, and continueth not." But the doctrines of the gofpel fhould rather excite our... | |
 | Daniel Bellamy - 1789 - 512 pages
...REWARD ALSO IS WITH THE LORD, AND THE CARE OF THEM IS WITH THE MOST HIGH. VERSE II. HE COMETH FORTH LIKE A FLOWER, AND IS CUT DOWN : HE FLEETH ALSO AS A SHADOW, AND CONTINUETH NOT. " THE firft of thefe fimiles beautifully reprefents the tender compofition of man's... | |
 | William Jones - 1801 - 486 pages
...hearers with commiseration, devotion, and self-abasement. — Man that is born of a woman is of fea) days and full of trouble ! He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut down: he fleet k as a shadozv, and continueth pot. Job xiv. I, 2. ft 4 It It is generally easier to understand... | |
 | R. Kay - 1801 - 120 pages
...have learning as well as you, and who knoweth not thefe things. Man that is born of a wohian is Q£ few days, and full of trouble., He cometh forth as a flower, he fleeth as a fhadow, and continues not. So man dieth and wafteth away : he giveth up the ghoft and... | |
 | 1813 - 996 pages
...these words : " Man that is born of a woman is of few davs, and full of trouble: he cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth, also as a shadow, and continueth, not. And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and briiu;est me this old rooted vice,... | |
 | John Lathrop - 1804 - 54 pages
...and his age is, as nothing, before Thee. Verily every man, at his best estate, is altogether vanity. He cometh forth, as a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also, as a shadow, and continueth not. We are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. O God, so teach us... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...From the same. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1805 - 470 pages
...born of a woman, is V i • • ' k' of few days, and full of misery ; — that he com" eth forth like a flower, and is cut down ; he " fleeth also as a shadow, and continucth not." The words of the text are an epitome of the natural and moral vanity of man, and contain... | |
 | Sir William Forbes - 1806 - 578 pages
...peculiarities that I cannot account for. To hitt, (meaning to call with a whistle) is a word which I nerer before met with either in print or in conversation,...for fear of hurting its harmony ; and yet every word it common, and there is not the least appearance of art in the composition : " My beloved spake, and... | |
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Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 
