...of judgement, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. 17I said in mine heart, God filial! judge the righteous...

...by. Otherwise, the saying of the wise man, or rather of the Spirit of God, would not be fulfilled, " that which hath been is now, and that which is to be hath already been." But with respect to the service of God it ought not to be so. The failures of to-day ought not...

...of our neighbour churches in the Low Countries, so are we to consider with the wise man, that lbwhat hath been is now, and that which is to be hath already been ; and be not so inquisitive, why wthe former days were better than these ? for we do not enquire...

...can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it : and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now ; and that which is to be hath already been ; and God requireth that which is past." — Chap. iii. 14, 15. See also chap. i. 9-11. God, who...

...can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it : and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. 15 be forty 30 found there. And he said, I will not do ii for forty' been; and God requircth > that which is past. 16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment,...

...can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it : and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. That which hath been is now ; and that which is to be hath already been ; and God requireth that which is past." — Chap, iii, 14, 15. See also chap. i. 9-11. God, who...

...vexation 25. can hasten hereunto 3 : 1 1 . so that no man can find out the work that God maketh 15. That which hath been is now ; and that which is to be hath already been: and God requireth that which is past. 18. concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God...

...of their elders. The following specimen will perhaps remind some readers of the saying of Solomon, " That which hath been is now, and that which is to be hath already been": — " The character and theological position of Laud hav« been severely debated. The admirers...

...is that which shall be done : and there is no new thing under the sun." — Ecclesiattes,c\tiv 9. " That which hath been is now ; and that which is to be hath already been ; and God requircth that which is past." — Ibid. ch. iii. v. 15. Yours, &c. DAY SOME FURTHER...

...but one past; and that is all we leave behind when we are judged; and what else is that but sin ? " That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been;"—this is the nature of time;—"and God requireth that which is past;" and this is the meaning...