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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. "
The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England - Page xxxix
by Francis Bacon - 1834
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The Heavenly Muse: A Preface to Milton

Arthur Sutherland Pigott Woodhouse - 1972 - 398 pages
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The Twentieth Century, Volume 4

1878 - 1178 pages
...enemy or unfriendly ally. ' Prosperity,' says &con, 'was the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction and the clearer Delation of God's favour.' The experience of the Order of St. John affords abundant confirmation of...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - 1973 - 624 pages
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A Concordance to the Essays of Francis Bacon

Elizabeth S. Wrigley - 1973 - 416 pages
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Der Englische Essay: Analysen : Mit E. Einl., Glossar U. Auswahlbibliographie

Horst Weber - 1975 - 428 pages
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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Oxford University Press - 1979 - 936 pages
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Journal of the Central Australian Expedition, 1844-5

Charles Sturt - 1984 - 302 pages
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The Essays

Francis Bacon - 1985 - 292 pages
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The Apocalypse of John

Sean P. Kealy - 1987 - 262 pages
...prescriptions for happiness, than in any other sayings. The provocative statement of Francis Bacon that, while prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament adversity is the blessing of the New, is a convenient summary of the newness of Jesus' approach and his radical demands. In his classical...
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