An Attempt to Illustrate the Book of EcclesiastesF.C. and J. Rivington, 1822 - 180 pages |
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Page xlix
... punishments of a future life were not incul- cated by the Jewish Legislator as sanctions of his laws . Temporal sanctions only were employed by Moses , because they were necessary to con- fute idolatry , adapted to the moral and ...
... punishments of a future life were not incul- cated by the Jewish Legislator as sanctions of his laws . Temporal sanctions only were employed by Moses , because they were necessary to con- fute idolatry , adapted to the moral and ...
Page l
... punishments of another stage of being , necessarily implied in that doctrine , would have nullified the temporal threats of the law . It would have been a glaring absurdity to promulgate spiritual and invisible sanctions , during the ...
... punishments of another stage of being , necessarily implied in that doctrine , would have nullified the temporal threats of the law . It would have been a glaring absurdity to promulgate spiritual and invisible sanctions , during the ...
Page liii
... punishments . Whatever incidental intimations of these doctrines may be discovered in the book , it is not the scope and leading object of it to pro- mulgate them . And this is a distinction neces- sary to be urged upon the reader ...
... punishments . Whatever incidental intimations of these doctrines may be discovered in the book , it is not the scope and leading object of it to pro- mulgate them . And this is a distinction neces- sary to be urged upon the reader ...
Page liv
... punishments . * Or it may be alleged , that the same expressions might be used by those who maintained the metempsychosis , without believing a proper resurrection and an eternal state of re- tribution . † But , ingenious as these ...
... punishments . * Or it may be alleged , that the same expressions might be used by those who maintained the metempsychosis , without believing a proper resurrection and an eternal state of re- tribution . † But , ingenious as these ...
Page lv
... punishments , according to a righteous retribution . From several observations in this book it may be inferred , that the extraordinary Providence under the Theocracy was not so equally ad- ministered in the age of Solomon as invariably ...
... punishments , according to a righteous retribution . From several observations in this book it may be inferred , that the extraordinary Providence under the Theocracy was not so equally ad- ministered in the age of Solomon as invariably ...
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ad Lib ancient versions argument asserted Bauer beasts better Bishop book of Ecclesiastes canon Carpzov Chaldee chap character clause considered Critical Note Dathe death denote Desvoeux discourse Diss divine Doederlein earth Eccles Eichhorn enjoyment Epicurean evil expressions folly fool goeth happiness hath heart Hebrew hemistich human inspired interpretation Isaiah Jahn Jerusalem Jews judgment king knoweth Koheleth labour Lancashire Liverpool man's meaning Michaelis monarch nails fastened namely nature object observations old age opinion oppression Ormskirk Palm Paraphrase passage philosophical pleasure Poulton-le-Fylde Preacher proper Proverbs punishments pursuits reason refer regard religion religious habits rendered retribution retributive justice righteous royal sacred Scholia Scripture SECT sense signifies Solomon Summum Bonum suppose Syriac thee thing thou translation true truth unto vanity verb verse vexation of spirit viii Vulgate wicked wisdom wise words writings