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" Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? "
Essays on the Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character - Page 187
by Gardiner Spring - 1813 - 230 pages
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Divine emblems ... after the fashion of master Francis Quarles, by Johann ...

Jonathan Birch - Emblems - 1800 - 122 pages
...glory perish with herself, and let us be conversant with more eternal things. ECCL., chap. 1, v. 2, 14. Vanity of vanities ; saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit....
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Sacred hours; or, Extracts for private devotion & meditation, Volume 1

Sacred hours - 1804 - 500 pages
...name shall be perpetual. On the vanity anil insufficiency of all worldly possessions. Ecclesiastes. Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. I have seen all the works that are done under the sun : and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of...
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The Grampians Desolate: A Poem

Alexander Campbell - Scotland - 1804 - 342 pages
..."our expectations an herring-fishery*." But these, after all, are but new words to the old tune, " Vanity of " vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all is " vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which " he taketh under the sun ?" — to which may be answered...
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A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament: With Devotional ..., Volume 5

Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - Bible - 1805 - 476 pages
...very apparent. CHAP. I. 1 r I MIE words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Je2 Л- rusalem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher ; vanity of vanities, all [is] vanity, that i», all that relates only to thin life. This is the text of his sermon, and the issue of his...
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The works of ... Joseph Hall, with some account of his life and ..., Volume 3

Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 574 pages
...since it is both fickle in the continuance, and unsatisfying in the nature and worth thereof. I. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities ; all is vanity. I. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun ? So far is all the labour...
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The works of ... Ezekiel Hopkins, arranged and revised, with a ..., Volume 1

Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...most obliged Servant, EZEK. HOPKINS. Oxon,Feb. 1, 1663. THE VANITY OF THE WORLD. ECCLESIASTES I. 2. Vanity of Vanities, saith the Preacher, Vanity of Vanities, all is Vanity. 1 HE Preacher here mentioned, is no less a person than Solomon : and this whole book is no other than...
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A Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes: Never Before Published Separately

Edward Reynolds - Bible - 1811 - 434 pages
...most courageous in his profession as well as preaching, Acts i. 15; ii. 14; iii. 12; iv. 8; v. 29. 2. Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. The object of the wise man is to direct us in the right way to true happiness. This he does, first,...
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Sermons on Important Subjects ... To which are Prefixed, Memoirs ..., Volume 1

Samuel Davies, Samuel Finley - Presbyterian Church - 1811 - 550 pages
...experiment ; and this is his verdict upon all earthly enjoyments, after the most impartial trial, " Vanity of vanities," saith the preacher, " vanity of vanities ; all is vanity and vexation of spirit." On thr other hand, the soul may possess some degree of happiness, under all...
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Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 24

Missions - 1816 - 596 pages
...me by the théologie»! tutor at the Unitarian academy in this city. The text is Eccles. i. 2, — ' Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities ; — all is vanity.' After having explained the passage, Dr. C. proceeds. Speaking of the soul, he says, ' Its own faculties...
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Ezra to Malachi

Fore-edge painting - 1815 - 614 pages
...ECCLESIASTES; OR, THE PREACHER. CHAP. I. 1 HE words of the Preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities ; all is vanity. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun ? 4 One generation passeth...
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