Homilist Job 9:25-26 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.… I. As a PROPHETIC fact. Can it be that this short life is the end of our existence? 1. We quit this life with unwrought powers. The tree grows on until it exhausts its latent powers, and animals die not (unless they are destroyed) until they are worn out. But man has to quit this life just as some of his powers are beginning to bud, and others without measure undeveloped and unquickened. 2. We quit this life with unfulfilled plans. II. As a TERRIFIC fact. To whom is it terrible? To all whose hearts are centred in this world. 1. That their wealth relatively becomes less valuable to them every day. 2. That eternity becomes relatively more awful to them every day. III. As a CHEERING fact. To whom is it cheering? To those who, though they are in the world are not of the world, those who are born into the Divine kingdom of Christly virtues and imperishable hopes. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.WEB: "Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away, they see no good, |
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