...seen by those who have diligently observed human counsels and events, " that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill, but time and chance happeneth to them all," Ecc. iz. 11. As all human affairs are liable to accidents and...

...appearances occur at first to perplex our understandings. Here, as of old, "the race is not .to the swift, nor the battle to the " strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor riches to u men of understanding, nor favour to men of skill, " but time and chance happen unto them...

...tradesman — which proclaim that in t/iat field, at least, the race neither it, nor shall be, to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of under standing, nor yet favourtomenof skill i* Istheexisting state of things, in short, calculated...

...habitation. 2d sermon. Eccles. ix. 10,11,18. I returned, and •aw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understand -<ng, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happenetb to them all. For man...

...other object of his pursuit. He is entirely dependent upon God for success. The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all." Ex. 9. il. A man may have a fair prospect of success in an....

...prospered ! Thus human calculations have been baffled, and it has been proved that'" the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither yet bread...the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding;" that " it is not in man that walketh to direct his iteps ;" and that " there are many devices ma man's...

...the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to Ihe " 5 time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are...

...prosper in all his plans. ••• I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong ; neither yet...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." Men are too apt " to VOL. u. p sacrifice to their own net,...

...expressed in Ecclesiastes, ix. 11. " I returned and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, rior yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth...

...power, but they (*. e. the oppressed) had no comforter ;" (ch. iv. 1 ;) that " the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread...understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all;" (ch. ix. 11 ;) that " the oppression of the poor, and violent...