 | 1869
...circumstances give a special interest to the sermon before us. The text is Eccles. vii. 10, " Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? For thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this." The caution of the text is, we believe, rarely... | |
 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. From the same. Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. For who knoweth what is good for man in this life,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 474 pages
...act as passion directs. Another 10 way to happiness is to correct a complaining temper. Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this ; we do not know that they were better ; there have... | |
 | 1807 - 570 pages
...Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry : for anger restetli m the bosom of fools. 10 Say wot thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. 1 1 f Wisdom is good with an inheritance : and... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 632 pages
...this hard censure ? why do you slander the time ? Solomon was a wise man, and he says, Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this: this is but a needless rigour: this is but an envious... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry : for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 10 bay not thou, doers from the city of the LORD. PSAL. CII. 1 The firofihet i ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. 11 If Wisdom is good with an inheritance : and... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1809 - 332 pages
...often has, no doubt. And so far certainly they have forgotten the caution of Solomon ; " Say not thou, What is the cause that " the former days were better than these ? For " thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this." A mistake we would willingly avoid. Such complaints,... | |
 | Edward Reynolds - 1811 - 434 pages
...perfect patience, directs us to pray for wisdom as the foundation of it, Jam. i. 4, 5. 10. Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. Solomon does not forbid us, with godly sorrow and... | |
 | John Wesley - 1811 - 454 pages
...forsake their own mercies. SERMON CVII. ' : OF FORMER TIMES. ECCLESIASTES VII. 10. " Say not thou, What is the Cause, that the former Days were better than these ? For thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this." 1. IT is not easy to discern any connexion between... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - 1812 - 378 pages
...Cor. 7. 31, 30, 3i. not abusing it. For the fashion of this world passeth away. (/») Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. .'(») Let us not envy one another. (o) The spirit... | |
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Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. 
