Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found. The Works of President Edwards ... - Page 191de Jonathan Edwards - 1809Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| John Wesley - 1827 - 580 pages
...called, were there, I explained, what seemed to be more adapted to their circumstances and experience, " This only have I found, that God made man upright ; but they have found out many inventions." Thur. 6. Ingoing to listen we were again entangled in miserable roads.... | |
| John Wesley - 1827 - 548 pages
...because the tracts themselves are very scarce, having been for some time out of print ECCLES. vii. 29. Lo ! this only have I found. That God made Man upright ; but thty have-sought out many Inventions. "IN the preceding verse Solomon had declared, how few wise and... | |
| Nathaniel Lardner - 1827 - 638 pages
...the many disorders therein, was fully persuaded of this truth : " This only have I found," says he, " that God made man upright. But they have sought out many inventions," Ecc. vii. 29. St. Paul, when he proves all men, both Jews and Gentiles, " guilty before God," Rom.... | |
| Nathaniel Lardner - 1827 - 546 pages
...great degeneracy of mankind, says : " This have I found," of this I see reason to be fully satisfied, " that God made man upright : but they have sought out many inventions," Ecc. vii. 29. II. We are here led to observe the dignity of the human nature, which is so set before... | |
| Christian Cann - 1828 - 570 pages
...preserver, our never-failing benefactor. 121 - - nor let thine own inventions hope Things not reveal'd, Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright ; but they have sought out many inventions. Eccles. viii. 29. 121 - * - - which th} invisible king Only omniscient hath suppressed in night, Of... | |
| Ashbel Green - 1829 - 440 pages
...duly regarded, might, one would think, have prevented many a long and painful inquiry. Solomon says, " Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many inventions."— That is, the result of all my inquiries and investigations, and the amount of all that is revealed,... | |
| John Wesley - 1829 - 524 pages
...were there, I explained, (what seemed to be more adapted to their circumstances and experience,) " This only have I found, that God made man upright ; but they have found out many inventions." Thur. 6. — In going to Ilston we were again entangled in miserable roads.... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 598 pages
...preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account, which yet mij soul secketh, but I Jind not : One man among a thousand have I found : but a woman among all these have I not found. Lo, this only have 1 found, that God made man upright ; but they have sought out many inventions. Solomon here signifies,... | |
| John Witherspoon - 1830 - 274 pages
...experience, the vanity of them all. Their state is justly described by the wise man, when he say?, " Lo this only have I found, that God made man upright but they have sought out many inventions." It may not be improper here just to Lint at a few of the principal pursuits by which the characters... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - 1830 - 604 pages
...part of the holy scripture. A very clear text for original right ousness, we have in Eccles. vii. 29. Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright ; but they have sought oiU many inventions. It is an observation of no weight which Dr. T. makes on this text, that the word... | |
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