| George Burder - 1835 - 654 páginas
...of God in Christ, is pleasant. It is to the soul what the light of the sun is to the body. " Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." St. Paul, who was blessed with this knowledge, "counted all things but loss for the... | |
| Christoph Christian Sturm - 1800 - 300 páginas
...disdains to watch over them and supply their wants ? What is there more pleasant than light ? " Truly the light is " sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes " to behold the sun." Its rays fill all the immense expanse of the heavens ; and, as long as day lasts,... | |
| 1869
...p. 483. t Quintil. xi. B. 2. irony we have a striking illustration in Eccles. xi. 7 — 10: " Truly / behold the sun : but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all ; yet let him remember the days... | |
| William Mason - 1803 - 402 páginas
...trust in nought beside. M. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.... John xx. 20. " TRULY the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun."....Eccles. xi. 7. But , O how much more sweet and pleasant to see the light and behold... | |
| Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 páginas
...for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor, wisdom, in the grave, whither thou gogst. Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all ; yet let him remember the days... | |
| Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 476 páginas
...age, in prosperity and adversity, be always doing good, and depc?id upon God for the issue. 7 Truly the light [is] sweet ; and a pleasant [thing it is] for the eyes to behold the sun ; life and the -comforts of it are very 8 agreeable : But if a man live many years,... | |
| 1807 - 570 páginas
...whether shall prosper, prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 7 ^f Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all ; yet let him remember the... | |
| Joseph Hall - 1808 - 568 páginas
...endeavours succeed not, yet another may ; and thou knowest not which of them may speed the best. XI. 7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : Indeed life is sweet, and light gives cheerfulness unto our life ; it is a comfortable... | |
| Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 562 páginas
...sun, as heaven is above earth, immortality above corruption. And, if wise Solomon could say, Truly the light is sweet ; and a pleasant thing it is, for the eyes to see the sun ; Eccl. xi. 7 : how infinitely delectable is it, in thy light to see such light, as may... | |
| 1809 - 1150 páginas
...knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 7 Truly because that in it tie had rested from all his work which God behold we sun : 8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all ; yet let him remember the... | |
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