 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.  The Holy Scriptures - Page 6771867 - 1203 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Jay - 1834 - 326 pages
...upon his conscience, and said, " Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of ihee. — Man knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them." Youth is no certain protection from the grave. Death does not go by age, nor does it always wait till... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1837 - 644 pages
...were at the door, to fetch Haman to his funeral banquet. How little do we know what is towards us ! As the. fishes that are taken in an evil net, and...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. It was, as Haman conceived, the only privilege of his dearness, and the comfort of his present heaviness,... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1837 - 644 pages
...door, to fetch Haman to his funeral banquet. How little do we know what is towards us ! As thefishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that...are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it fcdleth suddenly upon them. It was, as Haman conceived, the only privilege of his dearness, and the... | |
 | William Gearing - 1838 - 188 pages
...Meditate also of the uncertainty of your life. As our life is very short, so it is also uncertain. " Man knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them," Eccl. ix. 12. How often are men surprised with sudden changes, as birds in a snare, and fishes in a... | |
 | Francis Gastrell - 1838 - 330 pages
...crushed before the moth. There is but a step between us and death. 5 Man also knoweth not his time ; but as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. 6 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet; his breasts are full of milk, and... | |
 | 1838 - 518 pages
...miserable existence. " Our times" truly " are in the hand of God." " Man knoweth not his time ; but as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them." In short, if we look forward into the future, it is, to our weak and short-sighted view, a dark unknown,... | |
 | 1839 - 1060 pages
...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man fair education, 15 and their sure preservation. ING,...break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou tlmi di c snared in an evil time, when cProv.». 6. it falleth suddenly upon them. 13 f This wisdom have I... | |
 | John Boulby - 1840 - 228 pages
...vi. 6. Reflect on the Psalmist's manner of praying to God, &c. Pray frequently, &c. AUG. 13. For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. Eccles. ix. 12. Be ye therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.... | |
 | 1840 - 248 pages
...to make it, God knows how to break it ; if it were not for this, we should all of us be caught : " As the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them." But, blessed be God, there is another net beside those which are spread by the enemy of souls, for... | |
 | First Church (Dedham, Mass.) - 1840 - 548 pages
...realizing sense of this, that we may meet our death very suddenly. " Man knoweth not his time, as the 6shes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that...an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them." Our bodies are fitly compared to " houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed... | |
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