. Sermons on various subjects, evangelical, devotional and practical : adapted to the promotion of Christian piety, family religion and youthful virtue. SERMON XXIV. -#S 5^- Innumerable gone to the Grave, and every Mandrawing after them. #6 9^- JOB, xxi. 39, And every man shall draw after him, as there are innamerabhbefore him. X HE main purpose of Jobs discourse inthe preceding verses, and indeed through a greatpart of this book, is to shew, that no judgmentcan be formed of mens characters by the presentdispensations of Providence toward them; forgood men often meet with great calamities inth
. Sermons on various subjects, evangelical, devotional and practical : adapted to the promotion of Christian piety, family religion and youthful virtue. SERMON XXIV. -#S 5^- Innumerable gone to the Grave, and every Mandrawing after them. #6 9^- JOB, xxi. 39, And every man shall draw after him, as there are innamerabhbefore him. X HE main purpose of Jobs discourse inthe preceding verses, and indeed through a greatpart of this book, is to shew, that no judgmentcan be formed of mens characters by the presentdispensations of Providence toward them; forgood men often meet with great calamities inthe course of their life ; and some are early cut offby the hand of violence ; and wicked men, on theother hand, as often prosper in their worldly de-signs, live to old age, and go down to the graveby a natural death ; and consequently w^e mustlook for another state, in which an equitable dis-tribution of rev/aids and punishments may takeplace. He particularly observes concerning death,which is the greatest of worldly evils, and the mostdreaded by the sons of men, that it is appointed,not as a punishment merely for a few distinguished 296 Innumerah
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