 | Robert Morehead - 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 492
...but the end shall not be yet 432 DISCOURSE XXVII. On the Good Name of the Dead. ECCLESIASTES, vii. 1. A good name is better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth ,...,.. ...... ... DISCOURSE I. ON THE CHARACTERS OF RELIGION IN... | |
 | 1816 - عدد الصفحات: 696
...author preached to his congregation on the following words, taken from the book of liccleaiastes, '•' A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth." Towards the conclusion of bis sermon, he thus addresses his auditory... | |
 | J. Coote - 1817 - عدد الصفحات: 378
...continuing city, but we seek one to come. St. Martin's'in the Fields. Rev. Archdeacon Pott. Eccles. vii. 1. A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.—Second »ermon. Deuteronomy, xxvi. 11. And thou shalt rejoice... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 904
...Goodman, preached at the Synagogtie, Denmark Court, Strand. ECCLESIASTES, chap. vii. v. 1 and 2. " A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of mpuru>ng, than to the house of... | |
 | 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 948
...which he spcndeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? CHAP. VII. ; righteousness, but behold death than the day of one s birth. 2 If ft is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to... | |
 | E. J. Burrow - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 606
...rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Ecoles. vii. 1. A good name is better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 3 John 12. Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 716
...Minister, before the Corpse entering at the Church-door, may begin with one or more of these Senteqces. A GOOD name is better than precious ointment: and the day of death, than the day of one's birth. It is better to go to the house of.mourning than to go to the house... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 1068
...12. All thr d«yt, &c.— Heb. "ThenomVr nf the dajs of the life of his vanity " WAiYA Ac CHAP. VII. 0 death than the day of one's birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the... | |
 | John Scott - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 538
...before a peevish and haughty mind, ver. 9. wisdom before riches, ver. 11, 12. and, to name no more, that a good name is better than precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth, as you have it in the text. I shall not trouble you with any account... | |
 | 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 664
...Scripture, besides these, which are made use of by another set of men against this truth ; as Eccl. vii. 10. "A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth." Now, say they, if the wicked rise again, the day of their death... | |
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It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 
