 | John Sharp (abp. of York.) - 1722 - 466 pages
...everj/ Thing beautiful in its Seafon) he thus refolves in the Words of the Text, / know ( faith he ) that there is no Good in them, but for a Man to Rejoice and do Good in his Life. That is to fay, I have found by long Experience, that all the Happinefs that... | |
 | John Sharp (abp. of York.) - 1729 - 462 pages
...made every Thing beautiful in its Sea/on) he thus refolves in the Words of the Text, I know (faith he) that there is no '-. . . Good in them, but for a Man to rejoyce and do good in his Life. That is to fay, I have found by long Experience, that all the Happinefs... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1748 - 412 pages
...and the only good ufc that is to be made of a profperous and plentiful fortune, Eccl. iii. 12. I biow that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice and do gnod in his life. And a greater and a wiferthan Solomon hath faid, that // is more bleffed to... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1757 - 484 pages
...made of a profperous and plentiful fortune. Ecclef. iii. i2. "I know" (fays he, fpeaking of riches) "that there is no good in them, but for ** a man to rejoice and do good in his life." And certainly the beft way to take joy in an eftate, is to do good with it... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech - 1765 - 626 pages
...his foul enjoy good in his labour. This alfo I faw, that it wa^ from the hand of God. Eccl.iii. 12. I, know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. v. 1 3 . And alfo that every irían fliould eat and drink, and enjoy the... | |
 | Church of Scotland - 1768 - 576 pages
...foul enjoy good in his labour. This alfo { faw, that it was From the hand of God. Eccl.iit. 12. Ï know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. v. 13. and alfo that every man mould eat and drink, and enjoy the good... | |
 | Assembly of divines confess. and catech, Church of Scotland - 1773 - 570 pages
...good in his labour. This alfo I fawj that it was from the hand of God. Eccl. iii. is. I know ti\«t there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. v. 13. And alfo that every man ihould eat and drink, and enjoy the good... | |
 | Jacob Duché - 1779 - 452 pages
...any will of mine; what part is left for me to perform ? " I know," replies the experienced Sage, " I know that there is no good in them, " but for a man to rejoice and to do " good " good in his life." I know that all thefe occurrences, whether they be in the natural... | |
 | 1788 - 598 pages
...their heart, fo that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. ' , ' „' ' 13 And alfo that every man fhould eat and drink, and enjoy... | |
 | Luke Booker - 1794 - 340 pages
...intended. The royal Preacher eftimates the value of thefe things very juftly when he afterwards fays—" I know that there is no good in them, but for a man TO REJOICE AND TO DO GOOD IN HIS LIFE."—r-They are extremely tranfitory and uncertain, and therefore ought to... | |
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And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 
