 | General reader - 1827 - Страниц: 246
...often gives us the lightning even without the thunder, but never the thunder without the lightning. The virtue of prosperity, is temperance ; the virtue...Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer Revelation of God's Favour. —... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1827 - Страниц: 156
...thou chastenelh, O Lord; and teachelh hint eut of thy law. Ps. xccv. 12. Prosperity, says LORD BACON, is the blessing of the Old Testament adversity is the blessing of the N«w, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor : yet even... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - Страниц: 832
...ua>i.ii> shall be blest. Could he less e:\pert . ' han gtor. and benediction, that is, thanVs? /.-. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God'» favour. . Bacon. Ridley observes, there is not the least mention of any saint whose name corresponds... | |
 | 1831 - Страниц: 548
...and not to hurt: we may shine like the sun in the temperate zone, without scorching. Adversity.—The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which, in morals, is the most heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of... | |
 | James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - Страниц: 274
...one fool by nature. The strongest passions allow us some rest, but vanity keeps us always in motion. The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude; but still we must rejoice under the one and mourn under the other. Anger begins with folly, and ends... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - Страниц: 228
...Christian resolution, that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh through the waves of the world." But, to speak in a mean, the virtue of prosperity is temperance,...in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity I is the blessing of the Old Testament, advjer- 1 sity is the blessing of the New, which cariieth '... | |
 | 1833 - Страниц: 618
...; but be of good cheer : I have overcome the world." — John xvi. 33. . "PROSPERITY," says Bacon, "is the blessing of the Old Testament ; adversity is the blessing of the New ;" and a greater authority than Bacon tells us, " that whom the Lord loveth he chastiseth." These are... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - Страниц: 364
...when the sun of prosperity has shined upon it, then like * Bacon, in his Essay on Adversity, says, — The virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - Страниц: 458
...others to be read but cursorily, and some few to be read wholly un<l with diligence and attention. virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals...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... | |
 | Watson Adams - 1834 - Страниц: 290
...wealth, loseth much ; he who loseth a friend, loseth more ; but he who loseth his spirits, loseth all. The virtue of prosperity, is temperance ; 'the virtue...of adversity, is fortitude ; which in morals is the most heroic virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the... | |
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. 
