 Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear as many hearselike airs as carols. And the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.  Memoir of the Life of John Bowdler, Esq - Sida 214efter Thomas Bowdler - 1824 - 296 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1837 - 536 sidor
..." Some," says St. Paul, "shall be saved, yet so as by fire;" and " prosperity," says Lord Bacon, " is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour." The check we have received may be of more ultimate benefit to us than years of unalloyed,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 sidor
...is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude j which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | 1838 - 822 sidor
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the chanje: — 'Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you laten to David's harp you shall hear... | |
 | 1838 - 870 sidor
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change; — 'Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carr.eth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 sidor
...prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 sidor
...temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity u the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the Mew, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in... | |
 | 1855 - 676 sidor
...the blessing of ibn Old Testament ; adversity that of ihe New, which carrieth the greater benadiclion and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet even...airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the affiiclious of Job than the felicities of Solomon, — Prosperity is... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 sidor
...application of this fable occurs in our adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 512 sidor
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : ' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 sidor
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : ' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrielt) the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favor. Yet, even in the Old Testament,... | |
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