 | William Henry Smith - 1857 - 188 páginas
...contend." The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : — " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ;...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 will hear... | |
 | 1857 - 240 páginas
...may be a giant among dwarfs, and yet only a dwarf among giants. PROSPERITY AND ADVERSITY. PKOSPERITY is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 páginas
...the more Heroical Virtue. Profperity is the Bleffing of the Old Teftament ; Adverfity is the Bleffing of the New ; which carrieth the greater Benediction,...clearer Revelation of God's Favour. Yet, even in the old Teftament, if you liften to David's Harp, you fhall hear as many hearfe-like Airs, as Carols : and... | |
 | William Henry Smith - 1857 - 190 páginas
...adversity is 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, you will hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more... | |
 | 1868 - 796 páginas
...reformed and fashionable English. We will give a specimen. Bacon, in his Essay on Adversity, says : " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 páginas
...Pascal — and we cannot see that the experiment -was attended in his case with any better effects.' ' Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ; Adversity is the blessing of the New.' The distinguishing characteristic of the Old Covenant, of the Mosaic Law, was that it was enforced... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 páginas
...thorough the waves of the world. But to speak in a mean.1 The virtue of Prosperity is temperance, the virtue of Adversity is fortitude ; which in morals...Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear аз many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing... | |
 | 1858 - 878 páginas
...forbear reproducing it, however familiar, for our readers' gratification : — " Prosperity," he says, " is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is...and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even m the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols... | |
 | 1858 - 930 páginas
...were they as lean as those of Pharaoh ; but for their own souls they have none."— Ibid. ADVERSITY. " 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 30 SHOET PAPERS. you listen to David's harp, yon shall hear... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 páginas
...and softer. The following passage, first published in 1625, will show the extent of the change : " 8|/ evidences of God's favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall... | |
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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. 
