“He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds
shall not reap.”–Ecclesiastes 11:4.
Sow when the time comes, whatever wind blows. Reap when the times
comes, whatever clouds are in the sky. There are, however, qualifying
proverbs, which must influence our actions. We are not to discard
prudence in the choice of the time for [...]
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“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”—Ecclesiastes 9:10.
If God had willed it we might each one of us have entered heaven at the moment of our conversion. It was not absolutely necessary for our [...]
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“Yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him.”—Ecclesiastes 8:12.
I have heard it sometimes said by wicked men, when they would arraign the justice of the Most High, that it is unjust that God should condemn men for the use of the powers which he himself [...]
“And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.”—Ecclesiastes 8:10.
It is quite certain that there are immense benefits attending our present mode of burial in extra mural cemeteries. It was [...]
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Ecclesiastes 7:16 – “Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”
To all the Members of Christ’s Holy Church. Dear Fellow Christians,
The great, and indeed the only motive which prompted me to publish this sermon, was the desire of providing for your security from error, at a time when [...]
Ecclesiastes 7:16 – “Be not righteous overmuch, neither make thyself over- wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?”
Nothing is more frequent, than while people are living in a course of sin, and after the fashion and manner of the world, there is not notice taken of them; neither are their ways displeasing to their companions and [...]
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Eccles. 4:9-12 – “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe be to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they [...]
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