 | James Burroughs - 1733 - 296 pages
...refine and elevate the foul, but never to wafte and confume the body. 'Tis a precept of fcripture ; Eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart. If we muft do nothing but pray ; what room would there be for reading the fcriptures, for meditation,... | |
 | William Mason - 1765 - 522 pages
...knowledge, and comfort, by faith. Thus Christ most heartily invites, Eat, 0 friends! drink, O beloved! " Eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart," Eccles. ix. 7. MAY 27. — These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son... | |
 | 1788 - 598 pages
...perifhed ; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the fun. 7 fl Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart:, for God now accepteth thy works. . ;,.;,. -;_ .- / ;_ ,. 8 Let thy garments be always whjfej.and let thy head lack no ointment.... | |
 | 1804 - 664 pages
...faith, and as the answer to thy departed husband's pr&yer while he was here below. "Go thy way, ent thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath accepted thy work of faith and labour »f love. But whether you eat or drink, or whatever you... | |
 | Benjamin Jenks - 1793 - 496 pages
...down ? when I can but be fo happy to keep in with him ; I will fay to myfelf, (as Ecclef. ix. 8.) " Eat thy bread with joy, and " drink thy wine with a merry heart, for now God " accepts thy works." And when the Spirit's oil of gladnefs is poured into my foul, O that... | |
 | John Willison - 1798 - 644 pages
...covenanted to thee, which may make them fweet to thy tafte: That word inEccl. ix. 7. belongs to thee, " Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart ; for God now accepteth thy works." Every morfel of bread thou eateft comes from thy Father's hand, fwcetened in the blood... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...emotion. They are only the virtuous, who in their profperous days hear this voice addrefsed to them, "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a cheerful heart ; for God now accepteth thy works." He who is the Author of their profperity, gives... | |
 | 1803 - 498 pages
...rejoice in the goods of life and be happy all his days. Such among others are the words which follow. " Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with a merry heart ; for God now accepteth thy works. Let thy garments be always white, and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully with... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 510 pages
...emotion. They are only the virtuous, who in their profperous days hear this voice addrefled to them : Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy •wine with a merry heart ; for God now acccftctb thy ivorjs *. He who is the * Ecclef. ix. 7. 6ERM. Author of their profperity, gives them... | |
 | Joseph Benson - 1802 - 382 pages
...for a man, in the days of his life which God givetli him under the <un. Go thy way then, (fays he,) eat thy bread •with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heatt; let thy garments be always white, and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully with the... | |
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Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 
