...his life ; and thought upon those passages of Holy Writ, which remind us so eloquently that " man who is born of a woman hath but a short time to live, and never continueth in one stay ;" it seemed to me that none would express the reflections, which occurred...

...required of thee." 5. Is not thy life as unstable as a cloud ; fluctuating, as a bubble on the water ? It fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. "Many years!" Who is sure of one day? And is it not an instance both of the wisdom and goodness of...

...born unto trouble, as the * Gen. i. 31. t Gen. ii. 17, 19. t Job, v. 7. sparks fly upward." — * He hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery...were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay." This fallen world is now " filled with lamentation and mourning and woe," the dismal offspring of sin....

...; and cause us to rejoice in the humble hope that every thing shall work together for good. In the midst of life we are in death ; of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O God. Restrain the progress of this disorder, if it be agreeable to thy blessed will. May those lives...

...remains of some loved friend, while the minister of religion . pronounced Q those affecting words, " Man that is born of a woman, hath but a short time...it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay ; " who among you, I ask, has then failed to make a secret acknowledgment to himself, that the shortness...

...trembling with emotion, and yet so deep and solemn, that every word touched the hearer's heart, said, ' Man that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery'—Full of misery] O what true words! At that moment there was a sudden movement amongst the...

...man upon earth." The course of man is not indeterminate, but has ita limits, and they are narrow : " Man that is born of a woman hath but a short time." If we had not the testimony of Scripture on this point, it would be reasonable to conclude, from our...

...solitude, on the brink of that waiting grave, it poured forth its pathos, its sublimity, its consolation. ' Man, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time...midst of life, we are in death. Of whom may we seek succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased ? Yet, O Lord God most holy, O...

...the words of the Burial service, " Man that is born of woman hath but a short time to live." * * * " He cometh up and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth...continueth in one stay. In the midst of life we are in death." * * * * While these solemn words were sung, the body was deposited in its last resting place,...

...solitude, on the brink of that waiting grave, it poured forth its pathos, its sublimity, its consolation. ' Man, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time...misery. He cometh up and is cut down like a flower, he fleet)] as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay. In the midst of life, we are in death....