...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...