...displeasure upon them. Psal. cvi. 28, 29. So here ye may see, the sacrifices of the dead were forbidden. The living know that they shall die, but the dead...more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Eccles. ix. 5. Wo to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me ; and...

...29. So here ye * may fee, The Sacrifices of the Dead were forbidden. * The Living know that they mail die; but the Dead ' know not any thing, neither have...' a Reward : for the Memory of them is forgotten, * Ecclef. 9. 5. Wo to the rebellious Children, faith the * ver with a Covering, but not of tay Spirit,...

...Beajl that goeth downward to the Earth ? And a* gain: For the Living know that they flail die $ hut the Dead know not any thing, neither have they any...more a Reward, for the Memory of them is forgotten. And again: Whatfoever thy Hand findeth to do, do it with thy Might $ fir there is no Work, nor Device,...

...The writer of the book of Ëcclefiaftes is ftill more exprefs : For the living know that they ftiall die : but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a REWARD, for the niemsry of them iî forgot ten* ¡ Hezekialì, in his fong of Thankfgiving for his miraculous recovery,...

...emphatical language Of fcripture, " dead to fin a ," as a corpfe is to the delights and concerns of life. "The dead know not any thing, " neither have they any more a portion " in any thing that is done under the " fun V* STRANGE, therefore, as §t. John's appearance...

...madnefs is in their heart while they live, and after that they.go to the dead. . •'; • . -.v 4 fl For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 For the living know that they fhall die : but the dead know not any thing, neither have...

...xii. 7- and in another place, The dead have no more a reward, fffr the memory of them is forgotten: to him that is joined to all the living there is hope, but the dead know not 'any thing, for a living dog is better than a. dead lion ? chap. ix. 4, &c. Expositors...

...to the dead ; they encourage themselves in a course of wickedness, and so hasten their 4 own death* For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope that they may be recovered from their calamitous state ; for a living dog is better than a dead lion...

...Confiderations on the Life and ture, " dead to fin*," as a corpfe i< to the delights and concerns of life. ''The dead know not any thing, " neither have they any more a por" tion in any thing that is done un"der the fun f." STRANGE, therefore, as St. John'; appearance...

...xii. 7- a nd in another place, The dead have no more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten : to him that is joined to all the living there is hope, but the dead knozv not any thing, for a living dog is better than a dead lion ? chap. ix. 4, &c. Expositors...