Life, Natural · Torrey

God is the author of Ge 2:7; Ac 17:28
God preserves Ps 36:6; 66:9
Is in the hand of God Job 12:10; Da 5:23
Forfeited by sin Ge 2:17; 3:17-19
Of others, not to be taken away Ex 20:13
DESCRIBED AS
Vain Ec 6:12
Limited Job 7:1; 14:5
Short Job 14:1; Ps 89:47
Uncertain Jas 4:13-15
Full of trouble Job 14:1
God's loving-kindness better than Ps 63:3
The value of Job 2:4; Mt 6:25
Preserved by discretion Pr 13:3
Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer Isa 38:2-5; Jas 5:15
Obedience to God, tends to prolong De 30:20
Obedience to parents, tends to prolong Ex 20:12; Pr 4:10
Cares and pleasures of, dangerous Lu 8:14; 21:34; 2Ti 2:4
Saints have true enjoyment of Ps 128:2; 1Ti 4:8
Of saints, specially protected by God Job 2:6; Ac 18:10; 1Pe 3:13
Of the wicked, not specially protected by God Job 36:6; Ps 78:50
The wicked have their portion of good, during Ps 17:14; Lu 6:24; 16:25
SHOULD BE SPENT IN
The fear of God 1Pe 1:17
The service of God Lu 1:75
Living to God Ro 14:8; Php 1:21
Peace Ro 12:18; 1Ti 2:2
Doing good Ec 3:12
Should be taken all due care of Mt 10:23; Ac 27:34
Should be laid down, if necessary, for Christ Mt 10:39; Lu 14:26; Ac 20:24
Should be laid down, if necessary, for the brethren Ro 16:4; 1Jo 3:16
BE THANKFUL FOR
The preservation of Ps 103:4; Joh 2:6
The supply of its wants Ge 48:15
The dissatisfied despise Ec 2:17
We know not what is good for us in Ec 6:12
Be not over-anxious to provide for its wants Mt 6:25
The enjoyment of, consists not in abundance of possessions Lu 12:15
IS COMPARED TO
An eagle hasting to the prey Job 9:26
A pilgrimage Ge 47:9
A tale told Ps 90:9
A swift post Job 9:25
A swift ship Job 9:26
A hand-breadth Ps 39:5
A shepherd's tent removed Isa 38:12
A dream Ps 73:20
A sleep Ps 90:5
A vapour Jas 4:14
A shadow Ec 6:12
A thread cut by the weaver Isa 38:12
A weaver's shuttle Job 7:6
A flower Job 14:2
Grass 1Pe 1:24
Water spilt on the ground 2Sa 14:14
Wind Job 7:7
Shortness of, should lead to spiritual improvement De 32:29; Ps 90:12
Sometimes judicially shortened 1Sa 2:32,33; Job 36:14
Miraculously restored by Christ Mt 9:18,25; Lu 7:15,22; Joh 11:43

The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.