 | Thomas Bowdler - 1824 - 336 pages
...made visible for his blessing and our own. " In conclusion, to use the words of a celebrated writer, ' prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...ones." Lard Bacon. " But to speak in a mean, the virtue of prosperity is temperance, the virtue of adversity is fortitude, which in morals is the more...you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols." So too Shaw has made a similar attempt, of which the following is a specimen... | |
 | Thomas Bowdler - 1825 - 364 pages
...made visible for his blessing and our own. " In conclusion, to use the words of a celebrated writer, 1 prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...than " Triumphant ones." " which carrieth the " greater benediction, " and the clearer revela" tion of God's favour. " Yet even in the Old " Testament,..." listen to David's harp, " you shall hear as many " herse-like airs as ca-- " rols." So too Shaw has made a similar attempt, of which the following is... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...Airs, than " Triumphant ones." " which carrieth the " greater benediction, and the clearer revela" tion of God's favour. " Yet even in the Old " Testament,..." listen to David's harp, " you shall hear as many " herse-like airs as ca" rols." So too Shaw has made a similar attempt, of which the following is a... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...than " Triumphant ones." " which carrieth the " greater benediction. " and the clearer revela" tion of God's favour. " Yet even in the Old " Testament,..." listen to David's harp, " you shall hear as many " herse-like airs as ca" rols." So too Shaw has made a similar attempt, of which the following is a... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 pages
...but never the thunder without the lightning. The virtue of prosperity, is temperance ; the virtue of adversity is fortitude ; which in morals is the more...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. —... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 832 pages
...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... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 809 pages
...carol blest. Shahipeare. The carol they began that hour, How that life was but a flower. H. VOL. V. Even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like ain as comb. Bacon. They gladly thither hasto ; and, hv a choir Of squadroned angels, hear his t-nrnl... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...coffin. 218 HER On all the lino a sudden rengeance wait*. And frequent herte* shall besiege your gates. Even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many herselibc airs as carols. Bacon. The Grecians spitefully drew from the darts the corse, And herxd it,... | |
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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. 
