 | 1851 - 592 pages
...contrivance ; the merchant, to his experience ; the strong, to his strength. And yet " the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill.." But the attention of the true Christian is fixed upon the providence of Gad. He surveys the grand scheme... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...known in his children. Ecclesiastes. I returned and saw under the sun, that the ra:e is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. There was a little city, and few men within it: and there came a great king against it, and besieged... | |
 | Alexander Campbell - 1804 - 342 pages
...the race is not to the swift, nor the fl battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor ff yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour...For man also knoweth not his time •, as the fishes (f that are taken in an evil net," &c. t. Bullet us provide good nets, and trim-built busses, with... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1805 - 470 pages
...grant, for the sake of JESWS CHRIST. SERMON VIII. Time and Chance. KCCLE S. IX. ir. / returned, and satv under the sun, that the race is not to the swift,...wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yd favor to men of skill ; but time and chance happemth to them all, WHEN a man casts a look upon this... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pages
...neglect every proper txtnion of them. 1 1 I returned and saw under the snn, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour, or preferment, to men of skill ; birt time and chance, or occur" rences, (I King* v. 4.) happeneth... | |
 | 1806 - 650 pages
...cannot command success, is a maxim confirmed explicitly by scripture. " I returned," says Solomon, " and saw under the sun that the race is not to the...skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." " I have planted," says Paul, " Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that... | |
 | 1806 - 416 pages
...judge in peace. In worldly pursuits we are expressly apprized, that " the race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill." But in spiritual concerns, " of a truth God is no respecter of persons. Thus saith the Lord, I said not... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...the grave whither thou goest. 1 1 *i 1 returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is "Hot to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...goest, there is no work to be done, no device to be contrived, no use of knowledge or wisdom. IX. 11 / returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is...to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skilt; but time and chance happeneth to them all. I saw and observed, that, here on earth, all things... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 pages
...goest, tliere is no work to be done, no device to be contrived, no use of knowledge or wisdom. IX. 1 1 / returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is...the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet rfches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but lime and chance happeneth to them... | |
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I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 
