An Attempt to Illustrate the Book of EcclesiastesF.C. and J. Rivington, 1822 - 180 pages |
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Page xxi
... man , much less of so wise a man as Solomon . " * This objection is built upon a misconception of the scope and meaning of the book ; it is unnecessary , how- ever , to examine , at present , the particular pas- sages referred to , as ...
... man , much less of so wise a man as Solomon . " * This objection is built upon a misconception of the scope and meaning of the book ; it is unnecessary , how- ever , to examine , at present , the particular pas- sages referred to , as ...
Page lvi
... man that perisheth in his righteous- ness , and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness ; " that " there be just men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked ; " again , " there be wicked men ...
... man that perisheth in his righteous- ness , and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness ; " that " there be just men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked ; " again , " there be wicked men ...
Page lvii
... man goeth upward , and the spirit of the beast downward to the earth , " where the opposition shows , that , as the spirit of the beast perishes , the spirit of man livès for ever ; it ascends into heaven , unto God who gave it , to ...
... man goeth upward , and the spirit of the beast downward to the earth , " where the opposition shows , that , as the spirit of the beast perishes , the spirit of man livès for ever ; it ascends into heaven , unto God who gave it , to ...
Page lxiii
... man's highest interest and supreme good . The Summum Bonum , as understood by the ancient philosophers , was that which constituted happiness in the present life . That none of the ancient philosophers believed the doctrine of a future ...
... man's highest interest and supreme good . The Summum Bonum , as understood by the ancient philosophers , was that which constituted happiness in the present life . That none of the ancient philosophers believed the doctrine of a future ...
Page lxvii
... man's Chief Good ; that it must refer to his moral and intellectual nature ; and he only fails in a true conception of it for want of juster notions of a Providence and a future state . His method , however , of treating the subject is ...
... man's Chief Good ; that it must refer to his moral and intellectual nature ; and he only fails in a true conception of it for want of juster notions of a Providence and a future state . His method , however , of treating the subject is ...
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