 | General principles - 1847 - 132 pages
...of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of...benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour."* " If he * Bacon's Essays. be compassionate towards the afflictions of others, it shews that his heart... | |
 | 1847 - 380 pages
...of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor."* " If he be compassionate towards the afflictions of others, it shows that his heart is like... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing lease. His bed of wool yields safe and quiet sleeps, preuter benediction and the clearer revelation of t.od'a favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if... | |
 | William John Dawson - 1848 - 1186 pages
...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 - 684 pages
...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 - 496 pages
...called Trumbull connty, •t April 22d, 1824. V. HER WIDOWHOOD AND OLD AGE. " Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament ; adversity is the blessing of...greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favor." LORD BACON : Essay on Advsrsity. " Whom the Lord loveth, ho chasteneth." FROM the mournful... | |
 | 1849 - 614 pages
...flow of success and selfgratification. Lord Bacon was right in saying, "Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...virtue of prosperity is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude. Prosperity is the blessing s 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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more heroical virtue. Prosperity is the blessing s, and we suffer them every hour ; therefore we die daily, and I am older since I herse-like airs as carols." So too Shaw has made a similar attempt, of which the following is a specimen,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1850 - 342 pages
...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...the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in decribing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears... | |
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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. 
