...And then would I venture to addrefs You, in the elegant and chearing Language of the royal PREACHER; Go thy Way, eat thy Bread with Joy, and drink thy Wine with a merry Heart; for GOD now accepteth § both thy Perfon, and thy Performances. But, * z Cor. viii. 12. •{• 2 Cor. i. zi. J i Cor. i....

...perifhed ; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the fun. 7 fl Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy...with a merry heart:, for God now accepteth thy works. . ;,.;,. -;_ .- / ;_ ,. 8 Let thy garments be always whjfej.and let thy head lack no ointment. .. I...

...covenanted to thee, which may make them fweet to thy tafte: That word inEccl. ix. 7. belongs to thee, " Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy...a merry heart ; for God now accepteth thy works." Every morfel of bread thou eateft comes from thy Father's hand, fwcetened in the blood of Chrift, and...

...rejoice in the goods of life and be happy all his days. Such among others are the words which follow. " Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine...no ointment. Live joyfully with the wife whom thou loveft, all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the fun, all the days...

...emotion. They are only the virtuous, who in their profperous days hear this voice addrefled to them : Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy •wine with a merry heart ; for God now acccftctb thy ivorjs *. He who is the * Ecclef. ix. 7. 6ERM. Author of their profperity, gives them...

...<un. Go thy way then, (fays he,) eat thy bread •with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heatt; let thy garments be always white, and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully with the •woman whom thou loveft all the days of thy vanity, for that is thy portion in this life, and in...

...he taketh under the sun ; for it is his portion, and a heart to rejoice in it is the gift of God^. Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart : Let thy garments be alteays white} and thine head lack no ointment^. And once more, I recommend Mirth,...

...that is done under the sun ; no one seeks their favour, or fears their displeasure : there* 7 fore Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy...with a merry heart ; for God now accepteth thy works : as fur as this mortal life is in question, instead of indulging anxiety, and fmzzling thyself with...

...done under the sun ; no one seeks (Mr favour, or fears their displeanure : there* 7 fore Go thy ^ay, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart ; for God now accepieth thy works : at far a» this mortal Ufe is in question, instead of indulging anxiety, andpuzzling...

...and which give a rich and delightful flavour to the meanest enjoyment. " Go thy way," says Solomon, " eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart ; for God now accepteth thy work." Since God accepteth and blesseth the righteous man, no wonder that joy and gladness, thanksgiving...