 Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.  The British Prose Writers - Стр. 191821Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | William John Dawson - 1848 - Страниц: 1186
...the beauties of the New ; which are in reality greater, and carry a clearer reveliition of the Divine favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you will find more lamentable airs, than triumphant ones : and the pencil of the Holy Spirit hath more... | |
 | Congregational union of England and Wales - 1848 - Страниц: 684
...henceforth Лл-1Ыа. IDE Two BLESSINGS. — Prosperity is ™ blearing of the Old Testament; M'eraUy ij the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer evidence of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, yon will hear... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1849 - Страниц: 492
...those heavenly graces that impart a sacredness to Christian sorrow. V. HER WIDOWHOOD AND OLD AGE. " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor." LORD BACON : Essay on Adversity. " Whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth." FROM the mournful... | |
 | 1849 - Страниц: 614
...is to come, than a continual flow of success and selfgratification. Lord Bacon was right in saying, "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;...greater benediction and the clearer revelation of God's favor. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - Страниц: 372
...But, to speak in a mean, the virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity...the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessmg of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - Страниц: 708
...[Prosperity and Adi-errity.] The virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. th a modest smile, And calls them brothers, friends, and countrymen. Upon his royal face ther carricth the greater benediction and the clearer revelation of Uod's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament,... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1849 - Страниц: 496
...those heavenly graces that impart a sacredness to Christian sorrow. V. HER WIDOWHOOD AND OLD AGE. " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New, whieh carrieth the greater benedietion, and the clearer revelation of God's favor." LORD BACON : Essay... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - Страниц: 590
...appeared, he says : " The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, nd I told her majesty, that at the first he received...stay, or rather worse : the queen said again ' I hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - Страниц: 338
...richer 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 favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - Страниц: 892
...the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; which in mo. rals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity it gh property it win no degree, and will never teach...yet by way of RiSKfBtion or bringing to mind, it may God'* favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listrn to David's harp, you shall hear as many... | |
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