 | Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...and riseth not : till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. We are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow. One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. And another dieth in the bitterness... | |
 | 1804 - 400 pages
...recorded by the family of Noah. " For inquire I pray thee of the former age, and prepare thyself for tha search of their fathers, for we are but of yesterday and know nothing, seeing our days on earth are as a shadow." The author then proceeds to consider the primitive traditions... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 506 pages
...truth of this he appeals to 8 antiquity. For, inquire, 1 pray thee of tlie former age, and pre9 pare thyself to the search of their fathers : (For we [are...and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] 10 a shadow, in comfiarison of our forefathers :) Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 504 pages
...appeals to 8 antiquity. For, inquire, I pray thee of the former age, and pre9 pare thyself to the scorch of their fathers : (For we [are but of] yesterday,...and know nothing, because our days upon earth [are] 10 a shadow, in comparison of our forefathers:) Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter... | |
 | Joseph Washburn, Asahel Hooker - Congregational churches - 1807 - 386 pages
...surely the people is grass." In the book, of Job we have numerous ?.Ucstations of the like import : " For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing ; because our days upon earth are a shadow. Man, that is born of a wortu.n, is of lew Q ' days. He cometh forth as a flower, and is cut dom He... | |
 | 1807 - 474 pages
...REMEMBRANCER: BEING A COLLECTION OF SCARCE AND VALUABLE TRACTS , 1» DEFEXCE OF THB DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE of Enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to ttesearcK rf thtir failten: For tee are but of yuterday, and knew nothing.— Jo* TJU. 8, 9. Q LONDON:... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...prosperous. 7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 8 For inquire, bb : 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth arc a shadow :) 10... | |
 | Bible - 1809 - 556 pages
...time he would make thee as high, nay, far more eminent than thou wast before. Ver. 8. for inquire, J pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers.] I do not desire thee to take my word for it ; but let those who are gone before thee instruct thee,... | |
 | Elizabeth Smith - Bible - 1810 - 236 pages
..." barbarism, but purely to the tradition of the first " patriarchs of the first age of the world. " For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and " prepare thyself for the search of their fathers, (for " we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, seeing our " days... | |
 | Elizabeth Smith - Bible - 1810 - 236 pages
..." barbarism, but purely to the tradition of the first " patriarchs of the first age of the world. " For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and " prepare thyself for the search of their fathers, (for " we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, seeing our " days... | |
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For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers '(for we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow). 
