The Royal Preacher Electronic Resource Lectures On Ecclesiastes
The Royal Preacher Electronic Resource Lectures On Ecclesiastes
Hamilton James
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It is a " vain life, " and all its days a "shadow. " A shadow is the nearest thing to a nullity. It is seldom no- ticed. Even " a vapor" in the firmament, a cloud may catch the eye, and in watching its changing hues or figure you may find the amusement of a moment; arid if that cloud condense into a shower, a few fields may thank it for its timely refreshment. But a shadow, the shadow of a vapor ! who notes it ? who records it? As it sails along the mountain side, with morning bright behind it,... and sum- mer noon before it, the daisy does not care to wink, nor does the hare-bell droop, nor does 218 LECTURE XII. the bee suspend its labors; and at eve, the shepherd-boy cross-questioned cannot tell if any cloud there were. And the case is rare where some panting traveller sighs, "Return, O shadow! Kind vapor, I wish you would not vanish 1" But Jesus Christ hath brought immortality to light. This fleeting life He has rendered important as " a shadow from the rock eter- nity. " lt I am the Resurrection and the Life : whosoever liveth and belie veth in me shall never die.
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