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Ignorantia scientifica. A brief essay on mans not knowing his time: the just inferences…
Ignorantia scientifica. A brief essay on mans not knowing his time: the just inferences from it, and the great advantages of it. : Upon a special and mournful occasion. : [Seven lines of quotations]
printed by B. Green for Samuel Gerrish, 1727
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Man knoweth not is Time.] The Text is capable to have a Lively, yea, a Daily Paraphrase made upon it.—What think you of such a Paraphrase as This? —
—A Young Gentleman,* Descended of worthy Progenitors; Accomplished with the Advantages of a Liberal as well as Religious Education; Recommended unto the Loves & Hopes of his Friends by many Desirable circumstances; After very little more than Three Times Seven Years of Appearance in the World; Be to all Apprehension in perfect Health; in the midst of Business, and of Company;— And — But here the Story Stops! — At once to fall down Dead in the Street! — The Mounting & Glowing Spark, in a Moment go out, and fall down into the common Heap of Ashes! — This is a Paraphrase, which the Great GOD has just now given us, on, Man knows not his Time. An affecting Paraphrase! Go to now, ye that say, To Morrow we will do this or that! ye know not what shall be on the Morrow. What is your Life? It is even a vapour that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.
—A Young Gentleman,* Descended of worthy Progenitors; Accomplished with the Advantages of a Liberal as well as Religious Education; Recommended unto the Loves & Hopes of his Friends by many Desireable circumstances; After very little more than Three Times Seven Years of Appearance in the World; Be to all Apprehension in perfect Health; in the midst of Business, and of Company;— And — But here the Story Stops! — At once to fall down Dead in the Street! — The Mounting & Glowing Spark, in a Moment go out, and fall down into the common Heap of Ashes! — This is a Paraphrase, which the Great GOD has just now given us, on, Man knows not his Time. An affecting Paraphrase! Go to now, ye that say, To Morrow we will do this or that! ye know not what shall be on the Morrow. What is your Life? It is even a vapour that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.
- *Mr. SAMUEL HIRST.