| William Martin Trinder - Sermons - 1793 - 312 pages
...reft to his defires, and he mall fay to his foul, with the rich man in the parable, " Soul, thou haft much goods laid up for many years ; eat, drink, and be merry." But, alas ! he doth only deceive himfelf; for human happinefs is intellectual. It confifts not in the abundance... | |
| William Gilpin - Sermons - 1799 - 494 pages
...world build houfes, and plant vineyards — pull down their barns, and build greater — and fay io their fouls, you have much goods laid up for many years : eat, drink, and bt merry. But let us, who have jufter notions of religionj f confider this world as paffing away. The... | |
| William Gilpin - 1802 - 470 pages
...houfes, and plant vineyards — pull down their barns, and build greater- — and fay to their fouls, yon have much goods laid up for many years ; eat, drink,...religion, confider this world as paffing away. The end of alt things is at hand. Let us then be moderate in all our defires after the enjoyments of life —... | |
| Thomas Gisborne - Sermons, English - 1802 - 490 pages
...little time, and then •uantfheth away. Take thine eafe • faid the rich man to his foul. Thou hajl much goods laid up for many years. Eat, drink , and be merry. But what faid God? Thou fool ! This night Jhall thy foul be require'd of thee (d]. Suppofe your plans free... | |
| William Gilpin - Homiletical illustrations - 1804 - 466 pages
...build houfes, and plant vineyards — pull down their barns, and build greater- — and fay to Jbeir fouls, you have much goods laid up for many years...world as paffing away. The end of all things is at hand. Let us then be moderate in all our defires after the enjoyments of life— let us excite in ourfelves... | |
| Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 578 pages
...for an arrant fool, who, when he had filled his barns with corn, said to his soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ..... eat, drink, and be merry. A fool, indeed ! to reckon his soul's goods by barns'-full ! he might as wisely have boasted, that... | |
| Elihu Thayer - Congregational churches - 1813 - 390 pages
...these two men. You see one setting down amidst his abundance, and saying to himself, " soul thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; eat, drink and be merry." You see death lie concealed from his view, like the serpent under the flowers of the garden. You see... | |
| Richard Cecil, Josiah Pratt - Theology - 1816 - 602 pages
...Metropolis, where men retire to enjoy themselves, as they term it ; ie to say to their souls, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years, eat, drink, and be merry. They have, indeed, a gracious invitation to the feast of the Gospel, but they have bought a piece of... | |
| David Brown, Charles Simeon - Missions - 1816 - 528 pages
...labors. They • anticipate the felicity of the man who can say, " Soul, take thine ease, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; eat, drink, and be merry.". Let those who aspire to riches, examine their hearts, and they will find that to attain such enjoyments,... | |
| James Lindsay - Dissenters, Religious - 1818 - 520 pages
...conscience and futurity at defiance ; even when they can say without compunction or terror, "Soul,thou hast much goods laid up for many years; eat, drink, and be merry," — what have they gained in point of real comfort and substantial happiness? what to compensate for... | |
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